Euskal Bizikleta

Euskal Bizikleta
Race details
Date Early-June
Region Basque Country, Spain
English name Basque Bicycle
Local name(s) Euskal Bizikleta Kirol Elkartea (in Basque)
Bicicleta Vasca (in Spanish)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition 1991 (1991)
Editions 18 (as of 2008)
First winner  Louis Caput (FRA)
Most recent  Eros Capecchi (ITA)

Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: Bicicleta Vasca, English: Basque Bicycle) was an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it was merged with the Tour of the Basque Country.[1]

The first race was held in 1952, but it has only been called Euskal Bizikleta since 1991. The first winner (1952) was Louis Caput from France. The first winner of the 'modern' Euskal Bizikleta (1991) was Gianni Bugno. The most recent edition (2008) was won by Eros Capecchi from Italy.

Winners

Rider Team
1952 France Louis Caput (FRA)
1953 France Louis Caput (FRA)
1954 Spain José Serra Gil (ESP)
1955 Spain José Escolano (ESP)
1956 Spain Jesus Lorono (ESP)
1957 Spain Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
1958 Spain Jesus Lorono (ESP)
1959 Spain Antonio Bertran (ESP)
1960 Spain Benigno Aspuru (ESP)
1961 Spain Antonio Karmany (ESP)
1962 Germany Rolf Wolfshohl (GER)
1963 Spain Juan José Sagarduy (ESP)
1964 Spain Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
1965 Spain Sebastian Elorza (ESP)
1966 Spain Eusebio Vélez (ESP)
1967 Spain Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
1968 Spain José Maria Errandonea Urtizberea (ESP)
1987 Spain Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (ESP)
1988 Spain Jokin Mujika (ESP)
1989 Spain Federico Echave Musatadi (ESP)
1990 France Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1991 Italy Gianni Bugno (ITA)
1992 Italy Franco Chioccioli (ITA)
1993 Latvia Piotr Ugrumov (LAT)
1994 Italy Stefano Della Santa (ITA)
1995 Russia Eugeni Berzin (RUS)
1996 Spain Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1997 Spain Abraham Olano (ESP)
1998 Spain Abraham Olano (ESP)
1999 Spain David Etxebarría (ESP)
2000 Spain Haimar Zubeldia (ESP)
2001 Spain Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)
2002 Spain Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP)
2003 Spain José Antonio Pecharromán (ESP)
2004 Spain Roberto Heras (ESP)
2005 Spain Eladio Jiménez (ESP)
2006 Spain Koldo Gil (ESP)
2007 Spain Constantino Zaballa (ESP)
2008 Italy Eros Capecchi (ITA)

References

  1. ↑ La Vuelta al País Vasco y la Euskal Bizikleta se fusionan
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