GP Miguel Induráin explained

GP Miguel Induráin
Date:Early April
Region:Navarre, Spain
English:Grand Prix Miguel Induráin
Localnames:Gran Premio Miguel Induráin
Discipline:Road
Competition:UCI ProSeries
Type:Single-day
Organiser:Club Ciclista Estella (http://clubciclistaestella.es/)
Number:70 (as of 2024)
Mostwins:




(3 wins each)

The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (Spanish; Castilian: Gran Premio Miguel Induráin|link=no), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.[1]

History

The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Induráin in 1998. In 2005, the race was upgraded to a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. For 2007 and 2008 the race was further upgraded to a 1.HC event. The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020. These higher grades have attracted an increasingly competitive and international field of racers.

The race often loops through the city of Estella-Lizarra, in the Spanish region of Navarre. The modern race always includes several challenging climbs and thus tends to favor a fast all-rounder, rather than a climber or a pure sprinter.[2]

Hortensio Vidaurreta, Miguel María Lasa, Juan Fernández, Ángel Vicioso, and Alejandro Valverde share the record for most wins with three each.[3]

Past winners

Wins per country

WinsCountry
55
4
3
2
1



External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (1.Pro) . ProcyclingStats . en.
  2. Web site: G.P Miguel Indurain (Esp) - Cat.1.ProS . 5 October 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  3. Web site: 2023 . GP Miguel Indurain . FirstCycling.com . en.