Subida a Urkiola

Subida a Urkiola
Race details
Date	Early August
Region	Basque Country, Spain
English name	Ascent to Urkiola
Local name(s)	Subida a Urkiola (in Spanish); Urkiola Igoera (in Basque)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
Organiser	Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina
History
First edition	1931
Editions	33 (as of 2009)
First winner	Ricardo Montero (ESP)
Most wins	Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) (4 wins)
Most recent	Igor Antón (ESP)

Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not been held consistently until 1984 to present. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Winners

		Rider
1931		Ricardo Montero (ESP)
1932- 1935	No race
1936		Claudio Leturia (ITA)
1936- 1960	No race
1961		Antonio Karmany (ESP)
1962		Julio Jiménez (ESP)
1963	No race
1964		Julio Jiménez (ESP)
1965		Julio Jiménez (ESP)
1966		Eusebio Velez (ESP)
1967	No race
1968	No race
1969		Gabriel Mariscal (ESP)
1970- 1983	No race
1984		Vicente Belda (ESP)
1985		José Rodriguez Magro (ESP)
1986		Óscar Vargas (COL)
1987		Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
1988		Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
1989		Andrew Hampsten (USA)
1990		Andrew Hampsten (USA)
1991		Pedro Delgado (ESP)
1992		Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1993		Tony Rominger (CHE)
1994		José Maria Jiménez (ESP)
1995		Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
1996		José Maria Jiménez (ESP)
1997		Beat Zberg (CHE)
1998		Simone Bhorgheresi (ITA)
1999		Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
2000		Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
2001		Jon Odriozola (ESP)
2002		Dario Frigo (ITA)
2003		Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
2004		Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
2005		Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
2006		Iban Mayo (ESP)
2007		José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP)
2008		David Arroyo (ESP)
2009		Igor Antón (ESP)

External links

Official Site (in Spanish)

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