Subida a Urkiola

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Subida a Urkiola

Race details
Date	Early August
Region	Basque Country, Spain
English name	Ascent to Urkiola
Local name(s)	Subida a Urkiola (Spanish) Urkiola Igoera (Basque)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
Organiser	Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina
History
First edition	1931
Editions	31 (as of 2007)
First winner	Ricardo Montero
Most wins	Leonardo Piepoli (4 wins)
Most recent	José Ángel Gómez Marchante

Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Bizkaia of the Basque Country. The first edition began in 1931 and is organized by the Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina, but has not been held consistently until 1984 to present. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

[edit] Winners

Rider Team 1931 Ricardo Montero 1932- 1935 No race 1936 Claudio Leturia 1936- 1960 No race 1961 Antonio Karmany 1962 Julio Jimenez 1963 No race 1964 Julio Jimenez 1965 Julio Jimenez 1966 Eusebio Velez 1967 No race 1968 No race 1969 Gabriel Mariscal 1970- 1983 No race 1984 Vicente Belda 1985 José Rodriguez Magro 1986 Jesus Vargas Oscar 1987 Marino Lejarreta

Rider Team 1988 Marino Lejarreta 1989 Andrew Hampsten 1990 Andrew Hampsten 1991 Pedro Delgado 1992 Claudio Chiappucci 1993 Tony Rominger 1994 José Maria Jimenez 1995 Leonardo Piepoli 1996 José Maria Jimenez 1997 Beat Zberg 1998 Simone Bhorgheresi 1999 Leonardo Piepoli 2000 Francesco Casagrande 2001 Jon Odriozola 2002 Dario Frigo 2003 Leonardo Piepoli 2004 Leonardo Piepoli 2005 Joaquim Rodríguez 2006 Iban Mayo 2007 José Ángel Gómez Marchante

[edit] External links

• Official Site (Spanish)