Escalada a Montjuïc

Escalada a Montjuïc
Race details
Date Mid-October
Region Barcelona, Spain
English name The Scaling of Montjuïc
Local name(s) L'Escalada a Montjuïc (Catalan)
La Escalada a Montjuic (Spanish)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type One-day, two-stage race
Organiser Esport Ciclista Barcelona
History
First edition 1965
Editions 44
Final edition 2007
First winner  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
Most wins  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6 wins)
Final winner  Daniel Moreno (ESP)

The Escalada a Montjuïc (English: Scaling of Montjuïc, Spanish: Escalada a Montjuic) was a one-day, two-stage road bicycle racing race held in Barcelona, Spain since 1965. It washeld in the middle of October, as one of the final races in the European season. Since 2005, it wasorganised as a 1.2 category race as a part of the UCI Europe Tour. The event, organised by Esport Ciclista Barcelona, played host to number of races for women, veterans, young riders and elite men.

The elite men's race was split into two stages. The first stage was a criterium consisting of five laps around a five kilometre circuit. The second stage was an individual time trial up the slopes of Montjuïc, which is usually around ten kilometres. The elite men's race mainly attracted professional Spanish riders. Eddy Merckx holds the record for most wins with six victories between 1966 and 1975.

Winners

Rider Team
1965 Mar Spain Bahamontes, FedericoFederico Bahamontes (ESP) Margnat
1965 Oct France Poulidor, RaymondRaymond Poulidor (FRA) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1966 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Peugeot-BP
1967 France Poulidor, RaymondRaymond Poulidor (FRA) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1968 France Poulidor, RaymondRaymond Poulidor (FRA) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1969 Italy Motta, GianniGianni Motta (ITA) Sanson
1970 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Faema
1971 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1972 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1973 Spain Manzaneque, JesusJesús Manzaneque (ESP) La Casera
1974 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1975 Belgium Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1976 Belgium Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria
1977 France Thevenet, BernardBernard Thévenet (FRA) Peugeot
1978 Belgium Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria
1979 Belgium Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL) Kas
1980 Spain Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka
1981 Netherlands Zoetemelk, JoopJoop Zoetemelk (NED) TI-Raleigh
1982 Spain Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka
1983 Spain Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Alfa Lum
1984 Belgium Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL) Splendor
1985 Spain Belda, VicenteVicente Belda (ESP) Kelme-Merckx
1986 Spain Belda, VicenteVicente Belda (ESP) Kelme-Merckx
1987 Spain Pino, AlvaroÁlvaro Pino (ESP) BH
1988 Spain Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) Caja Rural-Orbea
1989 Netherlands Breukink, ErikErik Breukink (NED) Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu
1990 Spain Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP) ONCE
1991 Colombia Rincon, OliverioOliverio Rincón (COL) Kelme-Ibexpress
1992 Switzerland Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI) ONCE
1993 Italy Fondriest, MaurizioMaurizio Fondriest (ITA) Lampre-Polti
1994 Switzerland Rominger, TonyTony Rominger (SUI) Mapei-CLAS
1995 Italy Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans-Tassoni
1996 Switzerland Jeker, FabianFabian Jeker (SUI) Festina-Lotus
1997 France Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE
1998 Switzerland Jeker, FabianFabian Jeker (SUI) Festina-Lotus
1999 Russia Zintchenko, AndreiAndrei Zintchenko (RUS) Vitalicio Seguros
2000 Switzerland Jeker, FabianFabian Jeker (SUI) Festina
2001 Spain Rodriguez, JoaquinJoaquín Rodríguez (ESP) ONCE-Eroski
2002 Spain Beloki, JosebaJoseba Beloki (ESP) ONCE-Eroski
2003 Spain Gutierrez, IvanIván Gutiérrez (ESP) iBanesto.com
2004 Spain Sanchez, SamuelSamuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2005 Spain Sanchez, SamuelSamuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2006 Spain Anton, IgorIgor Antón (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi
2007 Spain Moreno, DanielDaniel Moreno (ESP) Relax-GAM

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