Francisco Gabica Explained
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]
Major results
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- 1961
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 5
- 1962
1st Klasika Primavera
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Subida a Arrate
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1963
1st GP Torrelavega
1st Stage 4 Grand Prix de Torrelavega
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
6th Grand Prix du Parisien
- 1964
1st Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña 1st Prix de Pola de Lena
2nd Subida a Arrate
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 7
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3b
9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1965
1st Grand Prix de Zumaia
1st Stages 2 & 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
6th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 1 & 5a
10th Overall Tour de France
- 1966
1st Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 15a
2nd Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 1
5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
7th Overall Tour de France
8th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1967
1st Road race National Road Championships
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 17
- 1968
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
9th Trofeo Dicen
- 1969
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
- 1970
1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Mémorial Uriona
1st Trophée Grutas San Jose
4th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
- 1971
5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais VascoGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Fallece Patxi Gabika, ganador de una Vuelta a España. EITB. 7 July 2014. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140711174752/http://www.eitb.com/es/deportes/ciclismo/detalle/2391834/fallece-patxi-gabika-ganador-vuelta-espana/. dead.
- Web site: Francisco Gabica . www.procyclingstats.com . 7 March 2021.