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Faustino Rupérez
Faustino Rupérez Rincón (born 29 July 1956) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España. He finished 4th in the 1979 Vuelta a España, won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished 2nd overall at the 1984 Tour of the Basque Country behind Sean Kelly. Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif for the Spain national team. Career achievements Major results ;1977 : 1st Overall Cinturón a Mallorca ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 1st Overall Volta a Lleida ;1978 : 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1979 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 1st Stage 5b Vuelta a Aragón : 1st Stage 5 Costa del Azahar : 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 3rd GP Navarra : 4th Overall Vuelta a España ;1980 : 1st Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Stages 5 & 7 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias :: ...
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Piquera De San Esteban
Piquera de San Esteban is a village in Soria, Spain. It is part of the municipality of San Esteban de Gormaz San Esteban de Gormaz is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the provinces of Spain, province of Soria (province), Soria in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain. Its population is approximately 3,500. The town is located in the .... The village had 50 inhabitants in 2001. References Towns in Spain Populated places in the Province of Soria {{Soria-geo-stub ...
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Cinturón A Mallorca
Cinturón a Mallorca was a road bicycle race held annually on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Between 2005 and 2011, it was classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove .... The race was not held after 2011 because of financial problems. Winners External links Official Website UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1964 1964 establishments in Spain Sport in Mallorca 2011 disestablishments in Spain Defunct cycling races in Spain Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011 {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ...
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Vuelta A Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. The nickname, Ruta del Sol, is in reference to the region's popular tourist coastline the Costa del Sol The Costa del Sol (; literally "Coast of the Sun") is a region in the south of Spain in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of .... A women's edition of the race was established in 2022, as a category 2.1 UCI event. Winners Men Multiple winners Wins per country Women References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta a Andalucia UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in Spain Sport in Andalusia Recurring ...
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1980 Volta A Catalunya
The 1980 Volta a Catalunya was the 60th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 3 September to 10 September 1980. The race started in Sant Carles de la Ràpita and finished at L'Hospitalet. The race was won by Marino Lejarreta of the Teka team. General classification References 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ... Volta 1980 in Spanish road cycling September 1980 sports events in Europe {{Volta a Catalunya-race-stub ...
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1980 Tour Of The Basque Country
The 1980 Tour of the Basque Country was the 20th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 7 April to 11 April 1980. The race started in Urretxu and finished at . The race was won by Alberto Fernández of the Teka team. General classification References 1980 Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BaS), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas ...
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Vuelta A Asturias
Vuelta Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. On 25 April 2014, the Vuelta Asturias was suspended one week before its start due to the lack of funds and sponsors. The race returned in 2015, when a two-stage edition was won by Igor Antón Igor Antón Hernández (born 2 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , and squads. Career Born in Galdakao, Basque Country, Antón's first major achievement ... (). Winners Notes References External links

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Jersey Gold
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, J ...
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GP Miguel Induráin
The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Induráin in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was further upgraded to a 1.HC event. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is the second tier men's elite road bicycle racer, road cycling tour. It was inaugurated in 2020 UCI ProSeries, 2020. The series is placed below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits. Devel ... in 2020. These higher grades have attracted an increasingly competitive and international field of racers. The race often loops through the city of Estella-Lizarra, in the Spanish region of Navarre. The modern race always includes several challenging climbs and thus tends to favor a fast all-rou ...
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Setmana Catalana De Ciclisme
The Catalan Cycling Week (''Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme'' in Catalan language, Catalan) was a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle race held in Catalonia, Spain. Held annually from 1963 until 2005, it was run as a 2.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour in the second half of March. The Setmana Catalana was discontinued in 2006 due to financial problems and is no longer on the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI Calendar. Since 2010, the Volta a Catalunya, Catalonia's oldest existing cycling race, was moved to the calendar slot formerly held by the Setmana Catalana in late March. The first winner of the race was José Pérez-Francés in 1963. Six riders have won the race twice: Spaniards José Pérez-Francés and Luis Ocaña, Belgian Eddy Merckx, Swiss Alex Zülle, Dutchman Michael Boogerd and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. Alberto Contador was the last to win in 2005. Winners References

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Vuelta A Aragón
Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an effort to revive it in 2009 failed due to a lack of sufficient sponsorship Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. The individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor, is k ... to be held. It was not until May 2018 that another race was organized; it was added to the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI road calendar as a 2.1 road race event on the 2018 UCI Europe Tour, Europe Tour. Winners References

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Prueba Villafranca De Ordizia
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clásica de Ordizia is a Spanish professional cycle road race held in Ordizia, Basque Country. The first edition was held in 1922. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale The Union Cycliste Internationale (; UCI; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and ove .... Winners References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prueba Villafranca De Ordizia Cycle races in the Basque Country Recurring sporting events established in 1922 1922 establishments in Spain UCI Europe Tour races Sport in Gipuzkoa Goierri ...
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Spanish National Road Race Championships
The Spanish National Road Race Championships are held annually to decide the Spanish cycling champions in the road race discipline, across various categories. The event was first held in 1897 and was won by a Portuguese rider, José Bento Pessoa. Men Elite U23 Women See also *Spanish National Time Trial Championships The Spanish National Time Trial Championship () is a time trial race that takes place inside the Spanish National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The time trial championships in Spain have not been held for ... * National road cycling championships References External linksList of winners by memoire-du-cyclisme.net {{National Road Race Championships National road cycling championships Cycle races in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1897 1897 establishments in Spain Road Race ...
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