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 runnerup Eusebio Vélez and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverría, both compatriots. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Francisco Gabicagogueascoa Ibarra |
Born | Ispaster, Spain | 31 December 1937
Died | 7 July 2014 | (aged 76)
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1961—1966 | Kas–Royal Asport |
1967—1969 | Fagor |
1970—1972 | Kas–Kaskol |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Grand Tour general classification results | |||||||||||
Grand Tour | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
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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 |
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DNF | Did not finish |