The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (Spanish: Gran Premio Miguel Induráin), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race.[1]

GP Miguel Induráin
Race details
DateEarly April
RegionNavarre, Spain
English nameGrand Prix Miguel Induráin
Local name(s)Gran Premio Miguel Induráin (in Spanish)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeSingle-day
OrganiserClub Ciclista Estella ([1])
Web sitewww.clubciclistaestella.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1951 (1951)
Editions70 (as of 2024)
First winner Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP)
Most wins Hortensio Vidaurreta (ESP)
 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)
 Juan Fernández (ESP)
 Ángel Vicioso (ESP)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
(3 wins each)
Most recent Brandon McNulty (USA)

History

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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

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Year Country Rider Team
1951   Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta individual
1952   Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta individual
1953   Spain Hortensio Vidaurreta individual
1954   Spain Miguel Vidaurreta individual
1955   Spain Jesús Galdeano Gamma
1956   Spain Antonio Ferraz Minaco
1957   Spain Miguel Chacón Faema–Guerra
1958 No race
1959   Spain Miguel Pacheco Faema–Guerra
1960 No race
1961   Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys
1962   Spain Juan Belmonte Ferrys
1963   Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys
1964   Spain Francisco Gabica KAS–Kaskol
1965   Spain Eusebio Vélez KAS–Kaskol
1966   Spain Carlos Echeverría KAS–Kaskol
1967   Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral KAS–Kaskol
1968   Spain José López Rodríguez Fagor–Fargas
1969   Spain Gregorio San Miguel KAS–Kaskol
1970   Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral KAS–Kaskol
1971   Spain Miguel María Lasa Orbéa–O.A.R.
1972   Spain Vicente López Carril KAS–Kaskol
1973   Spain Domingo Perurena KAS–Kaskol
1974   Spain Miguel María Lasa KAS–Kaskol
1975   Spain Agustín Tamames Super Ser
1976   Spain José Nazábal KAS–Campagnolo
1977   Spain Vicente López Carril KAS–Campagnolo
1978   Spain Miguel María Lasa Teka
1979   Spain Juan Fernández KAS–Campagnolo
1980   Spain Juan Fernández Fosforera–Vereco
1981   Spain Eulalio García Teka
1982   Spain Pedro Muñoz Zor–Helios
1983   Spain Juan Fernández Zor–Gemeaz
1984 No race
1985   Spain Celestino Prieto Reynolds
1986 No race
1987   Spain Miguel Induráin Reynolds-Seur
1988   Spain Pedro Delgado Reynolds
1989   Spain Mariano Sánchez Martinez Teka
1990   Spain Pedro Delgado Banesto
1991   France Roland Leclerc Amaya Seguros
1992   Spain Julián Gorospe Banesto
1993   Denmark Johnny Weltz ONCE
1994   Spain Marino Alonso Banesto
1995   Spain Félix García Casas Artiach
1996    Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE
1997   Spain Mikel Zarrabeitia ONCE
1998   Spain Francisco Mancebo Banesto
1999   Italy Stefano Garzelli Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
2000   Spain Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero Vitalicio Seguros–Grupo Generali
2001   Spain Ángel Vicioso Kelme–Costa Blanca
2002   Spain Ángel Vicioso Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003   Germany Matthias Kessler Telekom
2004   Germany Matthias Kessler T-Mobile Team
2005   Spain Javier Pascual Rodríguez Comunidad Valenciana-Elche
2006   Germany Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner
2007   Italy Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R Prévoyance
2008   Germany Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner
2009   Spain David de la Fuente Fuji–Servetto
2010   Spain Joaquim Rodríguez Team Katusha
2011   Spain Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi
2012   Spain Daniel Moreno Team Katusha
2013   Slovenia Simon Špilak Team Katusha
2014   Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2015   Spain Ángel Vicioso Team Katusha
2016   Spain Jon Izagirre Movistar Team
2017   Great Britain Simon Yates Orica–Scott
2018   Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2019   France Jonathan Hivert Direct Énergie
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021   Spain Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team
2022   France Warren Barguil Arkéa–Samsic
2023   Spain Ion Izagirre Cofidis
2024   United States Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates

Wins per country

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Wins Country
55   Spain
4   Germany
3   France
2   Italy
1   Denmark
  Great Britain
  Slovenia
  Switzerland
  United States

References

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  1. ^ "Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
  2. ^ "G.P Miguel Indurain (Esp) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "GP Miguel Indurain". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  4. ^ Weislo, Laura (13 March 2020). "Calendar of coronavirus race cancellations". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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