Javier Aramendia

Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (born 5 December 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the and  teams.

Career
Aramendia was born in Pamplona. At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Aramendia distinguished himself by being part of numerous long breakaways, earning the Combativity award four times in the process, the most at the Vuelta. It looked like he had a great chance to win the "Most Combative" title for the whole race, but Alberto Contador prevailed. Aramendia was named the most combative rider overall in the 2013 Vuelta a España, after taking the award three times in the individual stages.

Major results

 * 2006
 * 1st Stage 2 Bizkaiko Bira


 * 2007
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura


 * 2012
 * Vuelta a España
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stages 2, 7, 8 & 10


 * 2013
 * Vuelta a España
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stages 7, 9, 17 & Overall


 * 2014
 * Vuelta a España
 * Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stages 2, 8 & 15