Francisco Gabica
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Francisco Gabicagogueascoa Ibarra (31 December 1937 – 7 July 2014) was a professional road bicycle racer between 1961 and 1972. Of his 21 professional victories, Gabica is most famous for winning the 1966 Vuelta a España, besting runner-up Eusebio Vélez and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverría, both compatriots. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.
Major results
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1961
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 5
1962
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Subida a Arrate
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1963
1st GP Torrelavega
1st Stage 4 Grand Prix de Torrelavega
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1964
1st Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
1st Prix de Pola de Lena
2nd Subida a Arrate
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 7
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 3b
9th Overall Vuelta a España
1965
1st Grand Prix de Zumaia
1st Stages 2 & 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
6th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 1 & 5a
10th Overall Tour de France
1966
1st Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stage 15a
2nd Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 1
5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
7th Overall Tour de France
8th Trofeo Masferrer
1967
1st Road race National Road Championships
8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 17
1968
1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
9th Trofeo Dicen
1969
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
1970
1st Mémorial Uriona
1st Trophée Grutas San Jose
4th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
1971
5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||
| Vuelta a España | 30 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | DNF | 13 | 16 | 22 | 35 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 33 |
| Tour de France | — | — | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 24 | 23 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
- at Cycling Archives
- at ProCyclingStats
- at CycleBase
- [dead link]