Abraham Olano

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abraham Olano
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Jan 22, 1970(1970-01-22)
Age	54
Birthplace	Anoeta
Country	Spain
Birth City	Anoeta
Horoscope	Aquarius

Abraham Olano Biography

Abraham Olano is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on January 22, 1970 in Anoeta, Anoeta, Spain. Abraham Olano Manzano (born January 22, 1970, in Anoeta, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist, who raced between 1992 and 2002. He won the World Road Championship in 1995, and the World Time Trial Championship in 1998, becoming the first and so far only male cyclist to win both.

In 1995, Olano won three stages in the Vuelta a España, finishing second in overall classification to Laurent Jalabert. Later in the year Olano was a vital part of a hugely successful Spanish team at the World Cycling Championship in Colombia. In the time trial, Olano took silver, finishing second to Miguel Indurain. In the Road race, the top two positions was reversed, with Olano taking the Championship and Indurain silver. The route for the road race was one of the hardest courses ever for a World Championship, and Olano showed his stamina by riding the last kilometer solo with a flat tyre.

Olano finished fourth in the 1997 Tour de France, taking 1 stage win – a long time trial in Disneyland, ahead of the eventual Tour winner Jan Ullrich.

Olano is one of the people responsible for designing stages for the Vuelta a España. He was fired from this position after a report from the French senate revealed that he had delivered a suspicious sample during the 1998 Tour de France, indicating use of EPO. The International Olympic Committee also refused to give the bronze medal to him, since Lance Armstrong had been doping like him.

Olano was also double Spanish Champion in both road (1994) and time trial (1994 and 1998), olympic silver medalist in time trial in Atlanta 1996 and winner of several shorter stage races, like Tour of Romandie in 1996 and Criterium International and Tirreno-Adriatico in 2000.

Abraham Olano Net Worth

Abraham Olano is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abraham Olano 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1992, Olano started his professional career at CHCS. This team shortly after disbanded, and he moved to Lotus. With Lotus, Olano won his first professional race, the Gran Premio de Villafranca de Ordizia in Gipuzkoa.

In 1993, Olano switched to CLAS Cajastur, which was later merged with Mapei. Here, he started to win important races, such as the Vuelta a Asturias and the Spanish National Road Race Championships, both in road race and time trial.

Olano established his abilities in stage races in 1996; he won the Tour de Romandie, finished third in the Giro d’Italia (leading the race at the second to last day), and finished ninth in the Tour de France. He also won the silver medal in the time trial at the 1996 Olympic Games, losing out to Miguel Indurain by a margin of only 12 seconds.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Abraham Olano height 5 ft 11 in Abraham weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Abraham Olano Dating?

According to our records, Abraham Olano married to Karmele Zubillaga. As of December 1, 2023, Abraham Olano’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2000, Olano made a shift in focusing on shorter stage races, and won Tirreno-Adriatico and Criterium International, among others. He would make his last mark at the grand Tours with a 2nd place in the 2001 Giro d’Italia. He retired from racing in 2002.

Facts & Trivia

Abraham Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Abraham Olano celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.