Race details | |
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Date | Early August |
Region | Basque Country, Spain |
English name | Ascent to Urkiola |
Local name(s) | Subida a Urkiola (in Spanish) Urkiola Igoera (in Basque) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | Sociedad Ciclista Bilbaina |
History | |
First edition | 1931 |
Editions | 33 (as of 2009) |
First winner | Ricardo Montero (ESP) |
Most wins | Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) (4 wins) |
Most recent | Igor Antón (ESP) |
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