Male? Yes
Active? No
Ceased to be active before 1/1 1990? No
European? Yes
Activity ceased before 1/1 2000? No
Did he actually
retire? Yes
From country with coastal line? Yes
From country with a (partially) white flag? Yes
Retired before 1/1 2010? Yes
Born south of Aberdeen? Yes
Born after 1/1/1975? No
Born West of Berlin? Yes
Completed a grand tour? Yes
Apart from white, does his country's flag consist only of primary colours? No
Did he finish a GT in top 10? Yes
Did he last ride on a team of his own nationality? Yes
Born after 1/1/1970? Yes
Born west of Paris? Yes
Born south of Paris? Yes
Portuguese? No
Spanish? Yes
Andorran? No
Did he last ride on the team currently known as Movistar? No
Was he ever teammates with Alejandro Valverde? No
Is he Basque? Yes
Does his name contain an 'x'? No
Did he ever ride for Euskaltel? No
(and you thought both of those were compulsory for a Basque )