1981 Tour Of The Basque Country

	1981 Tour Of The Basque Country The 1981 Tour of the Basque Country was the 21st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 6 April to 10 April 1981. The race started in Lazkao and finished at . The race was won by Silvano Contini of the Bianchi team. General classification References 1981 Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BAs), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas ... {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Silvano Contini Silvano Contini (born 15 January 1958) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Career Professional from 1978 to 1990, his main successes were the 1982 Liège–Bastogne–Liège of 1982, the 1985 Grand Prix du Midi Libre and the 1981 Tour of the Basque Country. He also won the Trofeo Baracchi in 1983 with Daniel Gisiger as well as four stages of the Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1977 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile : 3rd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Stages 2, 4 & 6 ;1978 : 6th Giro dell'Emilia ;1979 : 1st Giro del Lazio : 1st Gran Piemonte : 2nd Giro di Lombardia : 2nd Trofeo Matteotti : 3rd Overall Giro di Puglia : 3rd Giro dell'Emilia : 3rd Giro dell'Umbria : 3rd Giro del Veneto : 5th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Young rider classification : 6th Overall Tour de Romandie : 6th Giro di Romagna : 7th Coppa Placci ;1980 : 1st GP Industria & Commercio di Prato : 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia : 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore : 1st Trofeo Matteotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mario Beccia Mario Beccia (born August 16, 1955, in Troia, Apulia) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, active between 1977 and 1988. During his career, Beccia won a total of fifteen races, including four stages of the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de Suisse of 1980 and the La Flèche Wallonne of 1982. Major results ;1977 :1st Giro dell'Emilia :2nd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato :2nd Giro dell'Appennino :9th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 5 ;1978 :3rd Trofeo Matteotti :3rd Giro dell'Umbria :9th Giro dell'Emilia ;1979 :2nd Giro dell'Appennino :4th Milano–Torino :4th Giro dell'Emilia :6th Overall Giro d'Italia ::1st Stage 1 :7th Trofeo Laigueglia :10th Milan–San Remo ;1980 :1st Overall Tour de Suisse ::1st Stage 9 :2nd Giro dell'Appennino :3rd Tour du Nord-Ouest :5th Overall Giro del Trentino :6th Overall Giro d'Italia :10th Giro di Lombardia ;1981 :1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia :1st Col San Martino :2nd Overall Tour of the Basque C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marino Lejarreta Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957) is a retired Basque professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián (1981, 1982, 1987), which is now considered a one-day classic. In 1989, Lejarreta captured the Volta a Catalunya repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event. Career Lejarreta rode very well in the 1982 Vuelta, but initially finished 2nd to Ángel Arroyo while coming in just eighteen seconds ahead of Michel Pollentier. Following the race however, Arroyo and several other riders failed doping controls in one of the biggest scandals in Vuelta history making the young Basque rider the de facto winner of the race. It was a bittersweet victory as he was not actually the victor riding into Madrid. For the 1983 Vuelta a España he would be up against Bernard Hinault, who had his teammates L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1980 Tour Of The Basque Country The 1980 Tour of the Basque Country was the 20th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 April to 11 April 1980. The race started in Urretxu and finished at . The race was won by Alberto Fernández of the Teka team. General classification References 1980 Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BAs), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas ... {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1982 Tour Of The Basque Country The 1982 Tour of the Basque Country was the 22nd edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 12 April to 16 April 1982. The race started in Azpeitia and finished at . The race was won by José Luis Laguía of the Reynolds team. General classification References 1982 Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BAs), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas ... {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tour Of The Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are few flat stages, and thus the event favors those who are strong climbing specialist, climbers. The race is characterized by its short stages, rarely exceeding 200 km, and steep ascents. While the ascents featured in the race aren't particularly high compared to other stage races, they are among the steepest seen in professional cycling, some having sections with Grade (slope), gradients reaching well above 20%. History The original Tour of the Basque Country had a troubled history, with eight editions contested between 1924 and 1935, before the Spanish civil war, civil war seemingly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lazkao :''See Lazcano (other) (a variant form) for people with this surname.'' Lazkao ( es, Lazcano) is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. Location Lazkao is located in the Southern Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lies in a lush valley. To its north are Beasain and Ordizia; to the south are Idiazabal and Ataun; to the east Zaldibia and to the west Olaberria. Distances to important places * Donostia-San Sebastián: 45 km Madrid: 428 km Barcelona: 507 km Transport Nearest train station: In Beasain to 2 km Communicated with roads to these towns: Olaberria, Ataun, Ordizia, Beasain. Bus stations through all the town with these lines: * Ataun-Lazkao- Beasain Ataun-Lazkao-Ordizia-Zaldibia San Sebastián-Logroño *San Sebastián-Pamplona Airports: Airport of Hondarribia (Donostia-San Sebastián): 58 km Airport of Loiu (Bilbao): 86 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bianchi (cycling Team) Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team that was sponsored by and cycled on Bianchi Bicycles. A Bianchi cycling team existed in 1899 which implies that Bianchi was sponsoring professional cycling at a very early stage in the sport. It appears that the team existed from 1899 to 1900, then from 1905 to 1966, then from 1973 until 1984. It existed again in 1993 and for the last time in 2003, as . In addition Bianchi has been a co-sponsor of many cycling teams. History In 1899 Giovanni Tommaselli won the first international cycling victory for Bianchi at the world championship of track racing: the '' Grand Prix of Paris''. During the existence of the Bianchi team in Italy in 1919–1920, Bianchi was also a co-sponsor of a French team that was called Peugeot-Bianchi-Pirelli which according to a historical cycling website, the team rode on Peugeot bikes. It is possible that this team rode on Bianchi bikes in Italy. The team had many famous cyclists on the team over the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	José Luis Laguía José Luis Laguía Martínez (born 30 September 1959) is a retired Spanish road cyclist and climber. He won a record five mountains classifications at the Vuelta a España during his career. As a faithful Domestique of Pedro Delgado he followed his leader to when he left . Major results Sources: ;1980 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros ::1st Stage 3b ( ITT) : 2nd Klasika Primavera : 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo : 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;1981 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias : 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification : 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;1982 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos : Volta a Catalunya ::1st Stages 1 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Eulalio García Eulalio García Pereda (born 11 May 1951) is a former Spanish cyclist. Major results ;1975 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra ;1976 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cantabria : 2nd GP Vizcaya : 3rd Klasika Primavera ;1977 : 1st Stages 1 & 3 Vuelta a La Rioja : 3rd Overall GP Leganes ::1st Stage 1 ;1978 : 1st Prologue & Stage 1A Vuelta a La Rioja : 1st Prologue & Stage 4B Vuelta a Cantabria : 2nd Overall GP Leganes ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 2nd Trofeo Elola : 4th Overall Vuelta a España ;1979 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ;1980 : 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria ::1st Stage 1a : 2nd GP Navarre : 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1981 : 1st National Road Race Championships : 1st Campeonato de España de Fondo : 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos ::1st Stage 5 : 2nd Klasika Primavera : 2nd GP Pascuas ;1982 : 2nd Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez Pedro Muñóz Machín Rodríguez (born 6 November 1958 in Mieres) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He won a stage in the 1981 Vuelta a España and finished on the podium in 2nd place overall. He received a penalty for testing positive for the stimulant Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España. He finished the race in 25th overall. In 1983 he finished in 8th place overall at the Vuelta and won a stage in the 1983 Giro d'Italia finishing in 11th place overall. In 1984 he rode the Tour de France for the first time and performed well. He finished 2nd to Greg LeMond in the Young rider classification and 8th place overall. In 1985 he Did Not Start the 9th stage of the Vuelta and Did Not Finish the 15th stage of the Tour. In the 1986 Giro d'Italia he would have the 4th and final top 10 in a Grand Tour placing by finishing in 10th place. He also won the King of the Mountains jersey. He completed both the 1987 Tour and Giro finishing around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ismael Lejarreta Ismael Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 11 June 1953) is a Spanish former racing cyclist. He rode in eight Grand Tours between 1977 and 1983. His brother Marino (winner of the 1982 Vuelta a España The 37th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 20 April to 9 May 1982. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of , and was won by Marino Lejarreta of t ...) and his son Iñaki (killed in a road accident aged 29) were also professional cyclists. References External links * 1953 births Living people Spanish male cyclists People from Durangaldea Cyclists from Biscay {{Spain-cycling-bio-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]