Marino Lejarreta

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Marino Lejarreta (born 14 May 1957) is a retired Spanish 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 Tour of Catalonia repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event.

Lejarreta is the only person in history^[1] to complete all three Grand Tours in a single year four times in a career; he did the triple in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

[edit] Major achievements

1991 – ONCE

3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia (and one stage win)
53rd, Overall, Tour de France

1990 – ONCE

1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc
5th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 14
7th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
55th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1989 – Paternina-Marcos Eguizabal

1st, Overall, Tour of Catalonia
5th, Overall, Tour de France
10th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
20th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1988

1st, Subida a Urkiola
1st, Escalada a Montjuïc
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos (and one stage win)
16th, Overall, Tour de France

1987 – Orbea

1st, Clásica de San Sebastián
1st, Subida a Urkiola
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos (and two stage wins)
4th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
10th, Overall, Tour de France
34th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1986

1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
1st, Subida al Naranco
2nd, Clásica de San Sebastián
5th, Overall, Vuelta a España (and one stage win)
18th, Overall, Tour de France

1985

3rd, Vuelta al País Vasco

1984

4th, Overall Giro d'Italia (and one stage win)

1983

1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc (and two stage wins)
2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España (and three stage wins)
- 1st, Points Classification
3rd, Vuelta al País Vasco