== Biography == Born in Pamplona, Zandio grew up in a sporting family—one brother is a footballer and another a pelota player—and decided at the age of 17 to become a cyclist rather than work for his parents` butchery business. He began his professional career in 2001 with the {ct|GCE|2001} team (which was renamed {ct|GCE|2004|nolink=yes} in ....