Clásica de San Sebastián

Clásica de San Sebastián

Winner Constantino Zaballa and Joaquim Rodriguez
on the podium in 2005.
Race details
Date August
Region Basque Country, Spain
English name Classic of San Sebastián
Local name(s) Clásica de San Sebastián (Spanish)
Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa (Basque)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProTour
Type One-day
History
First edition 1981 (1981)
Editions 30 (as of 2010)
First winner  Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
Most wins  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (3 wins)
Most recent  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)

The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain. It is traditionally a climbers' race, with several famous Grand Tour stars claiming the race over its 25 year history.

Clásica de San Sebastián is famous for its spectacular views of the coastline and its winding, undulating terrain which strongly favours aggressive riding. The current race route is approximately 227 kilometres in length and includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb at around the 200 kilometre mark. This is usually the decisive point of the race. Until 2004, it was the seventh round of the UCI Road World Cup, but it now forms part of the UCI ProTour and the UCI World Ranking.

Winners

Rider Team
1981 Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka
1982 Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka
1983 Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL) Splendor
1984 Ruttimann, NikiNiki Rüttimann (SUI) La Vie Claire
1985 Poel, Adri van derAdri van der Poel (NED) Kwantum-Decosol-Yoko
1986 Gaston, InakiInaki Gaston (ESP) Kas
1987 Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Caja Rural
1988 Theunisse, Gert-JanGert-Jan Theunisse (NED) PDM-Concorde
1989 Zadrobilek, GerhardGerhard Zadrobilek (AUT) 7-Eleven
1990 Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP) Banesto
1991 Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA) Chateau d'Ax-Gatorade
1992 Alcala, RaulRaúl Alcalá (MEX) PDM-Concorde
1993 Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans-Tassoni
1994 Cuevas, Armand de LasArmand de Las Cuevas (FRA) Castorama
1995 Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong (USA) Motorola
1996 Bolts, UdoUdo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom
1997 Rebellin, DavideDavide Rebellin (ITA) Française des Jeux
1998 Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA) Cofidis
1999 Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA) Vini Caldirola
2000 Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED) Rabobank
2001 Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) CSC-Tiscali
2002 Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) CSC-Tiscali
2003 Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA) Quick Step-Davitamon
2004 Perdiguero, Miguel Angel MartinMiguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval-Prodir
2005 Zaballa, ConstantinoConstantino Zaballa (ESP) Saunier Duval-Prodir
2006 Florencio, XavierXavier Florencio (ESP) Bouygues Télécom
2007 Bertagnolli, LeonardoLeonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) Liquigas
2008 Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
2009 Barredo, CarlosCarlos Barredo (ESP) Quick Step
2010 Sanchez, Luis LeonLuis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
2011 Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto

Winners by Nationality

# of Victories Country
11  Spain
7  Italy
3  France
3  Netherlands
2  Belgium
1  Germany
1  United States
1  Mexico
1  Austria
1  Switzerland

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