Subida a Urkiola

Subida a Urkiola

Race details
Date	Early August
Region	Basque Country, Spain
English name	Ascent to Urkiola
Local name(s)	Subida a Urkiola (in Spanish) Urkiola Igoera (in Basque)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
Organiser	Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina
History
First edition	1931 (1931)
Editions	33 (as of 2009)
First winner	Ricardo Montero (ESP)
Most wins	Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) (4 wins)
Most recent	Igor Antón (ESP)

Subida a Urkiola is a one-day cycling race in Durango, Biscay of the Basque Country. The route starts in Durango and ends at the Sanctuary of Urkiola. 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.

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1931	Spain	Ricardo Montero
1932- 1935	No race
1936	Italy	Claudio Leturia
1936- 1960	No race
1961	Spain	Antonio Karmany
1962	Spain	Julio Jiménez
1963	No race
1964	Spain	Julio Jiménez
1965	Spain	Julio Jiménez
1966	Spain	Eusebio Velez
1967	No race
1968	No race
1969	Spain	Gabriel Mariscal
1970- 1983	No race
1984	Spain	Vicente Belda
1985	Spain	José Rodriguez Magro
1986	Colombia	Óscar Vargas
1987	Spain	Marino Lejarreta
1988	Spain	Marino Lejarreta
1989	United States	Andrew Hampsten
1990	United States	Andrew Hampsten
1991	Spain	Pedro Delgado
1992	Italy	Claudio Chiappucci
1993	Switzerland	Tony Rominger
1994	Spain	José María Jiménez
1995	Italy	Leonardo Piepoli
1996	Spain	José María Jiménez
1997	Switzerland	Beat Zberg
1998	Italy	Simone Bhorgheresi
1999	Italy	Leonardo Piepoli
2000	Italy	Francesco Casagrande
2001	Spain	Jon Odriozola
2002	Italy	Dario Frigo
2003	Italy	Leonardo Piepoli
2004	Italy	Leonardo Piepoli
2005	Spain	Joaquim Rodríguez
2006	Spain	Iban Mayo
2007	Spain	José Ángel Gómez Marchante
2008	Spain	David Arroyo
2009	Spain	Igor Antón

External links

• Official Site (in Spanish)