1969 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1969 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:16–20 April 1969
Stages:5
Distance:891[1]
Unit:km
Time:25h 22' 05"
First:Jacques Anquetil
First Nat:FRA
Second:Francisco Gabica
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Third:Mariano Díaz
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1945
Previous:1935
Next:1970

The 1969 Tour of the Basque Country was the ninth edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 16 April to 20 April 1969. The race started and finished in Eibar.[2] The race was won by Jacques Anquetil of the Bic team.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 32"
3+ 40"
4+ 1' 06"
5+ 2' 57"
6+ 3' 59"
7+ 4' 08"
8+ 4' 19"
9+ 6' 59"
10+ 8' 32"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 9 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 9ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1969. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043630/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1969.php. 18 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1969 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 9 January 2018.