Clásica de San Sebastián
The Clasica San Sebastián is a cycling - day race, which takes place around the city of San Sebastián in the Basque Country since 1981, every year in August. The race was until 2004 part of the comprehensive ten race bike World Cup. After its abolition since 2005 it belonged to the newly introduced UCI ProTour, a series of the most important bike race of the year. Since 2011, the race is part of the follow-up series UCI World Tour. The winner of the race receives a trophy a typical for the region Txapela.
The race leads through very hilly terrain and is traditionally 227 km long. Here are six climbs to overcome, a category 1, three in category 2 and two Category 3 The decision often falls on the penultimate mountain, the Jaizkibel (category 1), about 30 kilometers from the finish. From the last mountain, the Alto de Gurutze (category 3), there are still 15 kilometers to the finish.
List of winners
- 2013 France Tony Gallopin
- Luis León Sánchez 2012 Spain
- 2011 Belgium Philippe Gilbert
- Luis León Sánchez 2010, Spain
- 2009 Spain Carlos Barredo
- 2008 Spain Alejandro Valverde
- 2007 Italy Leonardo Bertagnolli
- 2006 Spain Xavier Florencio
- 2005 Spain Constantino Zaballa
- 2004, Spain M. Martin Perdiguero
- 2003 Italian Paolo Bettini
- 2002, France Laurent Jalabert
- 2001 France Laurent Jalabert
- 2000 The Netherlands Erik Dekker
- 1999, Italy F. Casagrande
- 1998 Italy F. Casagrande
- 1997 the Italian Davide Rebellin
- 1996 Germany Udo Bölts
- 1995 United States Lance Armstrong
- 1994 France A. de Las Cuevas
- 1993 Italy Claudio Chiappucci
- 1992 Mexico Raúl Alcalá