1985 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1985 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:	1–5 April 1985
Stages:	5
Distance:	877^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	22h 44' 27"
First:	Pello Ruiz Cabestany
First Nat:	ESP
Second:	Greg LeMond
Second Nat:	USA
Third:	Marino Lejarreta
Third Nat:	ESP
Previous:	1984
Next:	1986

The 1985 Tour of the Basque Country was the 25th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 1 April to 5 April 1985. The race started in Bera and finished in Erauskin.^[2] The race was won by Pello Ruiz Cabestany of the Orbea–Gin MG team.

General classification

Final general classification^[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 29" 3 + 46" 4 + 1' 15" 5 + 1' 18" 6 + 1' 31" 7 + 1' 53" 8 + 2' 07" 9 + 2' 39" 10 + 2' 49"

Further reading

• News: Ruiz Cabestany "Campanada" Cuando Menos Se Esperaba. Spanish. Ruiz Cabestany "sensation" when less was expected. El Mundo Deportivo. 41. 7 April 1985. 16 November 2017.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 16 November 2017.
2. Web site: 25ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1985. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043722/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1985.php. 18 August 2004.
3. Web site: 1985 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 16 November 2017.