Euskal Bizikleta

Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: Bicicleta Vasca, English: Basque Bicycle) was an annual road 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]

Euskal Bizikleta
Race details
DateEarly-June
RegionBasque Country, Spain
English nameBasque Bicycle
Local name(s)Euskal Bizikleta Kirol Elkartea (in Basque)
Bicicleta Vasca (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition1991 (1991)
Editions18 (as of 2008)
First winner Louis Caput (FRA)
Most recent Eros Capecchi (ITA)

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

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

References

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