Escalada a Montjuïc

The Escalada a Montjuïc (in Catalan, English: Scaling of Montjuïc, Spanish: Escalada a Montjuïc) was a one-day, two-stage road bicycle racing race held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1965. It was held in the middle of October, as one of the final races in the European season. Since 2005, it was organised as a 1.2 category race as a part of the UCI Europe Tour. The event, organised by Esport Ciclista Barcelona, played host to number of races for women, veterans, young riders and elite men.

Escalada a Montjuïc
Race details
DateMid-October
RegionBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
English nameThe Scaling of Montjuïc
Local name(s)L'Escalada a Montjuïc (in Catalan)
La Escalada a Montjuïc (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day, two-stage race
OrganiserEsport Ciclista Barcelona
History
First edition1965 (1965)
Editions44
Final edition2007
First winner Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
Most wins Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6 wins)
Final winner Daniel Moreno (ESP)

The elite men's race was split into two stages. The first stage was a criterium consisting of five laps around a five kilometre circuit. The second stage was an individual time trial up the slopes of Montjuïc, which is usually around ten kilometres. The elite men's race mainly attracted professional Spanish riders. Eddy Merckx holds the record for most wins with six victories between 1966 and 1975.

Winners

Year Country Rider Team
1965 Mar  Spain Federico Bahamontes Margnat
1965 Oct  France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1966  Belgium Eddy Merckx Peugeot–BP
1967  France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1968  France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1969  Italy Gianni Motta Sanson
1970  Belgium Eddy Merckx Faemino–Faema
1971  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1972  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1973  Spain Jesús Manzaneque La Casera
1974  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1975  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni
1976  Belgium Michel Pollentier Flandria
1977  France Bernard Thévenet Peugeot
1978  Belgium Michel Pollentier Flandria
1979  Belgium Claude Criquielion Kas
1980  Spain Marino Lejarreta Teka
1981  Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk TI–Raleigh–Creda
1982  Spain Marino Lejarreta Teka
1983  Spain Marino Lejarreta Alfa Lum
1984  Belgium Claude Criquielion Splendor
1985  Spain Vicente Belda Kelme–Merckx
1986  Spain Vicente Belda Kelme–Merckx
1987  Spain Álvaro Pino BH
1988  Spain Marino Lejarreta Caja Rural–Orbea
1989  Netherlands Erik Breukink Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu
1990  Spain Marino Lejarreta ONCE
1991  Colombia Oliverio Rincón Kelme–Ibexpress
1992   Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE
1993  Italy Maurizio Fondriest Lampre–Polti
1994   Switzerland Tony Rominger Mapei–CLAS
1995  Italy Claudio Chiappucci Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1996   Switzerland Fabian Jeker Festina–Lotus
1997  France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1998   Switzerland Fabian Jeker Festina–Lotus
1999  Russia Andrei Zintchenko Vitalicio Seguros
2000   Switzerland Fabian Jeker Festina
2001  Spain Joaquín Rodríguez ONCE–Eroski
2002  Spain Joseba Beloki ONCE–Eroski
2003  Spain Iván Gutiérrez iBanesto.com
2004  Spain Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi
2005  Spain Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi
2006  Spain Igor Antón Euskaltel–Euskadi
2007  Spain Daniel Moreno Relax–GAM
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