Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (born 20 March 1986) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2019 for the Nicolas Mateos, , , , and teams.
Career
Intxausti was born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay. In 2012, he won the Vuelta a Asturias and finished 10th overall in the Vuelta a España despite working for his team leader, Alejandro Valverde. In 2013, Intxausti won stage 16 in the Giro d'Italia after being part of a breakaway and later finished 8th overall. He also had the leaders' jersey for one day. In the Tour of Beijing, Intxausti won the only mountain stage and claimed the general classification victory.
After five seasons with Movistar, in September 2015 announced that Intxausti would join them in 2016 on an initial two-year contract. However, after a promising start to 2016, Intxausti's career became blighted with illness and was unable to race for extended periods. In 2019, he moved to the lower-level team. In January 2020, he announced his retirement from cycling.
Major results
2005
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Salamanca
2006
1st Memorial Avelino Camacho
2nd Overall Bidasoa Itzulia
1st Stage 3
5th Clásica Memorial Txuma
2007
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
5th La Côte Picarde
2008
8th Klasika Primavera
2009
5th Subida a Urkiola
7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2010
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3b (ITT) 5th GP Miguel Induráin 7th Trofeo Deia 10th Overall Critérium International 2011 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 5th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th Circuito de Getxo 2012 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Points classification 10th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 2013 1st Overall Tour of Beijing 1st Stage 4 4th Klasika Primavera 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 16 Held after Stage 7 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 2014 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne 6th Overall Tour de Romandie 9th Circuito de Getxo 10th Klasika Primavera 2015 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 8 Held after Stages 8, 11–15 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 3rd GP Miguel Induráin 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné 6th Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'es Colomer 2016 3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana