Euskal Bizikleta

Euskal Bizikleta

Race details
Date	Early-June
Region	Basque Country, Spain
English name	Basque Bicycle
Local name(s)	Euskal Bizikleta Kirol Elkartea (Basque) Bicicleta Vasca (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	FRA !	Caput, LouisLouis Caput (FRA)
1953	FRA !	Caput, LouisLouis Caput (FRA)
1954	ESP !	Serra Gil, JoséJosé Serra Gil (ESP)
1955	ESP !	Escolano Sanchez, JoséJosé Escolano Sanchez (ESP)
1956	ESP !	Lorono Artega, JesusJesus Lorono Artega (ESP)
1957	ESP !	Barrutia Iturriagoitia, AntonioAntonio Barrutia Iturriagoitia (ESP)
1958	ESP !	Lorono Artega, JesusJesus Lorono Artega (ESP)
1959	ESP !	Bertran Panadés, AntonioAntonio Bertran Panadés (ESP)
1960	ESP !	Aspuru, BenignoBenigno Aspuru (ESP)
1961	ESP !	Karmany Mestre, AntonioAntonio Karmany Mestre (ESP)
1962	GER !	Wolfshohl, RolfRolf Wolfshohl (GER)
1963	ESP !	Sagarduy Ayastru, Juan JoséJuan José Sagarduy Ayastru (ESP)
1964	ESP !	Echeverría Zudaire, CarlosCarlos Echeverría Zudaire (ESP)
1965	ESP !	Elorza Uria, SebastianSebastian Elorza Uria (ESP)
1966	ESP !	Velez Mendizabal, EusebioEusebio Velez Mendizabal (ESP)
1967	ESP !	Echeverría Zudaire, CarlosCarlos Echeverría Zudaire (ESP)
1968	ESP !	Errandonea Urtizberea, José MariaJosé Maria Errandonea Urtizberea (ESP)
1987	ESP !	Lejarreta Arrizabalaga, MarinoMarino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (ESP)
1988	ESP !	Mujika Aramburu, JokinJokin Mujika Aramburu (ESP)
1989	ESP !	Echave Musatadi, FedericoFederico Echave Musatadi (ESP)
1990	FRA !	Claveyrolat, ThierryThierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1991	ITA !	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)
1992	ITA !	Chioccioli, FrancoFranco Chioccioli (ITA)
1993	LAT !	Ugrumov, PiotrPiotr Ugrumov (LAT)
1994	ITA !	Della Santa, StefanoStefano Della Santa (ITA)
1995	RUS !	Berzin, EugeniEugeni Berzin (RUS)
1996	ESP !	Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP)
1997	ESP !	Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP)
1998	ESP !	Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP)
1999	ESP !	Etxebarría, DavidDavid Etxebarría (ESP)
2000	ESP !	Zubeldia, HaimarHaimar Zubeldia (ESP)
2001	ESP !	Dominguez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)
2002	ESP !	Zarrabeitia, MikelMikel Zarrabeitia (ESP)
2003	ESP !	Pecharroman, Jose AntonioJosé Antonio Pecharromán (ESP)
2004	ESP !	Heras, RobertoRoberto Heras (ESP)
2005	ESP !	Jimenez, EladioEladio Jiménez (ESP)
2006	ESP !	Gil, KoldoKoldo Gil (ESP)
2007	ESP !	Zaballa, ConstantinoConstantino Zaballa (ESP)
2008	ITA !	Capecchi, ErosEros Capecchi (ITA)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euskal Bizikleta.

• Official website (Spanish)
• Euskal Bizikleta Palmares at Cycling Archives