1973 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1973 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:9–13 April 1973
Stages:5
Distance:639[1]
Unit:km
Time:17h 46' 21"
First:Luis Ocaña
First Nat:ESP
First Natvar:1945
Second:José Antonio González Linares
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Third:Domingo Perurena
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1945
Previous:1972
Next:1974

The 1973 Tour of the Basque Country was the 13th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 9 April to 13 April 1973. The race started and finished in Eibar.[2] The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 40"
3+ 1' 43"
4+ 3' 38"
5La Casera+ 4' 21"
6La Casera+ 4' 50"
7Monteverde+ 5' 16"
8La Casera+ 5' 55"
9+ 6' 22"
10+ 6' 26"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 9 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 13ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1973. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043638/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1973.php. 18 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1973 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 9 January 2018.