GP Miguel Induráin

GP Miguel Induráin
Race details
Date Early April
Region Navarre, Spain
English name Grand Prix Miguel Induráin
Local name(s) Gran Premio Miguel Induráin (in Spanish)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
Organiser Club Ciclista Estella ()
History
First edition 1951 (1951)
First winner  Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP)
Most wins  Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP)
 Juan Fernández (ESP)
 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
 Ángel Vicioso (ESP)
(3 wins)
Most recent  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (Spanish: Gran Premio Miguel Induráin) is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.

History

The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after the Spanish cyclist in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was further upgraded to a 1.HC event. These higher grades have attracted an increasingly competitive and international field of racers.

The race often loops through the city of Estella-Lizarra, in the Spanish region of Navarre. The modern race always includes several challenging climbs and thus tends to favor a fast all-rounder, rather than a climber or a pure sprinter.

Hortensio Vidaurreta, Miguel María Lasa, Juan Fernández and Ángel Vicioso share the record for most wins with three each.

Past winners

Rider Team
1951 Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP) individual
1952 Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP) individual
1953 Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP) individual
1954 Spain Miguel Vidaurreta (ESP) individual
1955 Spain Jesús Galdeano (ESP) Gamma
1956 Spain Antonio Ferraz (ESP) Minaco
1957 Spain Miguel Chacón (ESP) Faema–Guerra
1958 No race
1959 Spain Miguel Pacheco (ESP) Faema–Guerra
1960 No race
1961 Spain José Pérez Francés (ESP) Ferrys
1962 Spain Juan Belmonte (ESP) Ferrys
1963 Spain José Pérez Francés (ESP) Ferrys
1964 Spain Francisco Gabica (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1965 Spain Eusebio Vélez (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1966 Spain Carlos Echeverría (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1967 Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1968 Spain José López Rodríguez (ESP) Fagor-Fargas
1969 Spain Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1970 Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1971 Spain Miguel María Lasa (ESP) Orbéa-O.A.R.
1972 Spain Vicente López Carril (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1973 Spain Domingo Perurena (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1974 Spain Miguel María Lasa (ESP) KAS-Kaskol
1975 Spain Agustín Tamames (ESP) Super Ser
1976 Spain José Nazábal (ESP) KAS-Campagnolo
1977 Spain Vicente López Carril (ESP) KAS-Campagnolo
1978 Spain Miguel María Lasa (ESP) Teka
1979 Spain Juan Fernández (ESP) KAS-Campagnolo
1980 Spain Juan Fernández (ESP) Fosforera-Vereco
1981 Spain Eulalio García (ESP) Teka
1982 Spain Pedro Muñoz (ESP) Zor-Helios
1983 Spain Juan Fernández (ESP) Zor-Gemeaz
1984 No race
1985 Spain Celestino Prieto (ESP) Reynolds
1986 No race
1987 Spain Miguel Induráin (ESP) Reynolds-Seur
1988 Spain Pedro Delgado (ESP) Reynolds
1989 Spain Mariano Sánchez Martinez (ESP) Teka
1990 Spain Pedro Delgado (ESP) Banesto
1991 France Roland Leclerc (FRA) Amaya Seguros
1992 Spain Julián Gorospe (ESP) Banesto
1993 Denmark Johnny Weltz (DEN) O.N.C.E.
1994 Spain Marino Alonso (ESP) Banesto
1995 Spain Felix García Casas (ESP) Artiach
1996 Switzerland Alex Zülle (SUI) O.N.C.E.
1997 Spain Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) O.N.C.E.
1998 Spain Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Banesto
1999 Italy Stefano Garzelli (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
2000 Spain Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Vitalicio Seguros-Grupo Generali
2001 Spain Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Kelme-Costa Blanca
2002 Spain Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Kelme-Costa Blanca
2003 Germany Matthias Kessler (GER) Telekom
2004 Germany Matthias Kessler (GER) T-Mobile Team
2005 Spain Javier Pascual Rodríguez (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana-Elche
2006 Germany Fabian Wegmann (GER) Gerolsteiner
2007 Italy Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) AG2r Prevoyance
2008 Germany Fabian Wegmann (GER) Gerolsteiner
2009 Spain David De La Fuente (ESP) Fuji-Servetto
2010 Spain Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha
2011 Spain Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
2012 Spain Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha
2013 Slovenia Simon Špilak (SLO) Team Katusha
2014 Spain Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
2015 Spain Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha
2016 Spain Jon Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team
2017 United Kingdom Simon Yates (GBR) Orica–Scott
2018 Spain Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
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