1985 Tour of the Basque Country

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.

1985 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates1–5 April 1985
Stages5
Distance877[1] km (544.9 mi)
Winning time22h 44' 27"
Results
  Winner  Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) (Orbea–Gin MG)
  Second  Greg LeMond (USA) (La Vie Claire)
  Third  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre)
← 1984
1986 →

General classification edit

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) Orbea–Gin MG 22h 44' 27"
2   Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire + 29"
3   Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre + 46"
4   José Recio (ESP) Kelme–Merckx + 1' 15"
5   Pedro Delgado (ESP) Orbea–Gin MG + 1' 18"
6   Sean Kelly (IRL) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 1' 31"
7   José Luis Laguía (ESP) Reynolds + 1' 53"
8   Jörg Muller (SUI) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 2' 07"
9   Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair + 2' 39"
10   Federico Echave (ESP) Teka + 2' 49"

References edit

  1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "25ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1985". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
  3. ^ "1985 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

Further reading edit