 In 2000, he won the Euskal Bizikleta, and finished second overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.After his win in 2000 in the Euskal Bizikleta, it took him ten years to win again, when he won the Tour de l'Ain.In 2014, Zubeldia became the Spanish rider with the most starts in the Tour de France, a record previously held by two long-term-servants of what is now the , 5-time-winner Miguel Indurain, and José Vicente García.