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.

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		Louis Caput (FRA)
1953		Louis Caput (FRA)
1954		José Serra Gil (ESP)
1955		José Escolano Sanchez (ESP)
1956		Jesus Lorono Artega (ESP)
1957		Antonio Barrutia Iturriagoitia (ESP)
1958		Jesus Lorono Artega (ESP)
1959		Antonio Bertran Panadés (ESP)
1960		Benigno Aspuru (ESP)
1961		Antonio Karmany Mestre (ESP)
1962		Rolf Wolfshohl (GER)
1963		Juan José Sagarduy Ayastru (ESP)
1964		Carlos Echeverría Zudaire (ESP)
1965		Sebastian Elorza Uria (ESP)
1966		Eusebio Velez Mendizabal (ESP)
1967		Carlos Echeverría Zudaire (ESP)
1968		José Maria Errandonea Urtizberea (ESP)
1987		Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (ESP)
1988		Jokin Mujika Aramburu (ESP)
1989		Federico Echave Musatadi (ESP)
1990		Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA)
1991		Gianni Bugno (ITA)
1992		Franco Chioccioli (ITA)
1993		Piotr Ugrumov (LAT)
1994		Stefano Della Santa (ITA)
1995		Eugeni Berzin (RUS)
1996		Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1997		Abraham Olano (ESP)
1998		Abraham Olano (ESP)
1999		David Etxebarría (ESP)
2000		Haimar Zubeldia (ESP)
2001		Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP)
2002		Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP)
2003		José Antonio Pecharromán (ESP)
2004		Roberto Heras (ESP)
2005		Eladio Jiménez (ESP)
2006		Koldo Gil (ESP)
2007		Constantino Zaballa (ESP)
2008		Eros Capecchi (ITA)

External links

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

• La Vuelta al País Vasco y la Euskal Bizikleta se fusionan