Vuelta al País Vasco, winners, podium, distance, average speed

The Tour of the Basque Country is held in April. The first edition was held in 1924 but between 1936 and 1968 the race was on hiatus. The Circuit du Nord and GP de Bilbao stage races were held between 1939 and 1945 in the Basque area, but they are not considered editions of the the Vuelta al País Vasco.

The race is held in hilly territory and the stages are characterized by sharp, short climbs. The Tour of the Basque Country's "Pro Tour" status and a quick perusal of the race's winners show that the event carries a lot of prestige.

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	Distance	Average Speed km/hr
1924	Francis Pélissier 22hr 46min 36sec	Henri Pélissier @ 14min 54sec	Charles Lacquehay @ s.t.	623 km	27.353
1925	August Verdyck 24hr 50min 34sec	Joseph Pé @ 5min 33sec	Marcel Bidot @ 9min 40sec	670 km	26.970
1926	Nicolas Frantz 26hr 14min 9sec(?)	Ottavio Bottecchia @ 5min 39sec	Victor Fontan @ 8min 39sec	746 km	28.434(?)
1927	Victor Fontan 26hr 33min 16sec	André Leducq @ 6min 24sec	Lucien Buysse @ 15min 27sec	747 km	28.131
1928	Maurice Dewaele 27hr 18min 41sec	André Leducq @ 12min 20sec	Mariano Canardo @ 12min 32sec	762 km	27.900
1929	Maurice Dewaele 24hr 27min 55sec	Marcel Bidot @ 4min 35sec	Nicolas Frantz @ 7mi 16sec	723 km	29.552
1930	Mariano Canardo 26hr 36min 31sec	Antonin Magne @ 50sec	Jean Aerts @ 50sec	723 km	27.172
1931-1934	Race not held
1935	Gino Bartali 30hr 9min 28sec	Dante Gianello @ 47sec	Julian Berrendero @ 3min 31sec	873 km	28.948
1936-1968	Race not held
1969	Jacques Anquetil 25hr 22min 5sec	Francisco Gabica @ 32sec	Mariano Diaz @ 40sec	891 km	35.123
1970	Luis-Pedro Santamarina 25hr 45sec	Jesus Aranzabal @ 41sec	Andreas Gandarias @ 49sec	877 km	35.062
1971	Luis Ocaña 24hr 31min 53sec	Raymond Poulidor @ 1min 6sec	Miguel Maria Lasa @ 1min 10sec	875 km	35.667
1972	José-Antonio Gonzáles-Linares 23hr 17min 47sec	Jesus Manzaneque @ 9min	Jesus Esperanza @ 9min 31sec	810 km	34.769
1973	Luis Ocaña 17hr 56min 21sec	Jose-Antonio González-Linares @ 40sec	Domingo Perurena @ 1min 43sec	639 km	35.620
1974	Miguel-Maria Lasa 26hr 46min 36sec	Jesus Manzaneque @ 8sec	Luis Ocaña @ 37sec	888 km	33.163
1975	José-Antonio González-Linares 24hr 30min 30sec	Jesus Manzaneque @ 20sec	Agustin Tamemes @ 38sec	830 km	33.866
1976	Giambattista Baronchelli 21hr 19min 49sec	Javier Elorriaga @ 1min 5sec	Joaquin Agostinho @ 1min 15sec	763.5 km	35.794
1977	José-Antonio González-Linares 17hr 23min 32sec	Paul Wellens @ 30sec	Jean-Pierre Baert @ 1min 24sec	640 km	36.798
1978	José-Antonio González-Linares 22hr 36min 33sec	Enrique Cima @ 5min 24sec	José Nazabal @ 5min 26sec	811 km	35.870
1979	Giovanni Battaglin 23hr 53min 8sec	Vicente Belda @ 2min 9sec	Miguel-Maria Lasa @ 2min 26sec	826.5 km	34.603
1980	Alberto Fernández 24hr 57min 56sec	Miguel-Maria Lasa @ 47sec	Marino Lejaretta @ 1min 32sec	907.2 km	36.338
1981	Silvano Contini 22hr 7min 30sec	Mario Beccia @ 33sec	Marino Lejaretta @ 40sec	812.6 km	36.728
1982	José-Louis Laguia 22hr 9min 7sec	Julián Gorospe @ 4sec	Francesco Moser @ 7sec	875.3 km	39.513
1983	Julián Gorospe 23hr 5min 31sec	Roberto Visentini @ 36sec	Marino Lejaretta @ 38sec	866 km	37.502
1984	Sean Kelly 22hr 29min 28sec	Faustino Ruperez @ 2min 30sec (Julián Gorospe was 2nd but DQ'd for dope)	Marino Lejaretta @ 5min 2sec	867.1 km	38.553
1985	Pello Ruiz-Cabestany 22hr 44min 27sec	Greg LeMond @ 29sec	Marino Lejaretta @ 46sec	877 km	38.565
1986	Sean Kelly 20hr 21min 53sec	Maurizio Rossi @ 18sec	Federico Echave @ 1min 8sec	787.7 km	38.680
1987	Sean Kelly 22hr 16min 31sec	Rolf Gölz @ 1min 13sec	Julián Gorospe @ 1min 17sec	852.7 km	38.280
1988	Erik Breukink 21hr 11min 16sec	Luc Suykerbuyk @ 24sec	Julián Gorospe @ 26sec	852.8 km	40.250
1989	Stephen Roche 17hr 14min 7sec	Federico Echave @ 1sec	Jesus Blanco-Villar @ 3sec	676.1 km	39.278
1990	Julián Gorospe 21hr 1min 29sec	Rolf Gölz @ 20sec	Miguel Indurain @ 22sec	824.5 km	39.216
1991	Claudio Chiappucci 19hr 56min 9sec	Johan Bruyneel @ 2min 17sec	Piotr Ugramov @ 2min 39sec	792 km	39.587
1992	Tony Rominger 20hr 56min 57sec	Raul Alcala @ 40sec	Mikel Zarrabeitia @ 47sec	806.1 km	38.479
1993	Tony Rominger 22hr 59min 55sec	Rolf Sørensen @ 8sec	Alex Zülle @ 23sec	881.5 km	38.328
1994	Tony Rominger 23hr 25min 4sec	Evgeni Berzin @ 43sec	Claudio Chiappucci @ 58sec	868.8 km	37.100
1995	Alex Zülle 19hr 54min 28sec	Laurent Jalabert @ 1min 16sec	Tony Rominger @ 2min 25sec	799 km	40.135
1996	Franesco Casagrande 20hr 50min 21sec	Pascal Hervé @ 3sec	Abraham Olano @ 27sec	817.5 km	39.229
1997	Alex Zülle 22hr 36min 40sec	Laurent Jalabert @ 32sec	Marco Pantani @ 44sec	859.5 km	38.012
1998	Iñigo Cuesta 23hr 37min 47sec	Laurent Jalabert @ 3sec	Alex Zülle @ 1min 36sec	887 km	37.537
1999	Laurent Jalabert 21hr 36min 11sec	Wladimir Belli @ 51sec	Davide Rebellin @ 1min 1sec	838.7 km	38.823
2000	Andreas Klöden 21hr 53min 28sec	Danilo Di Luca @ 5sec	Laurent Jalabert @ 31sec	822.5 km	37.558
2001	Raimondas Rumsas 18hr 42min 54sec	Alberto Martinez @ 5sec	Antonio-Marcos Serrano @ 7sec	752.2 km	40.192
2002	Aitor Osa 18hr 4min 53sec	David Etxebarria @ 2min 36sec	Gonzalo Bayarri @ 2min 53sec	755.2 km	41.767
2003	Iban Mayo 18hr 59min 23sec	Tyler Hamilton @ 12sec	Samuel Sánchez @ 23sec	753 km	39.653
2004	Denis Menchov 19hr 25min 46sec	Iban Mayo @ 21sec	David Etxebarria @ 22sec	766.5 km	39.450
2005	Danilo Di Luca 18hr 13min 53sec	Davide Rebellin @ 3sec	Alberto Contador @ 11sec	743.3 km	40.770
2006	José Angel Gomez Marchante 20hr 31min 47sec	Alejandro Valverde @ 7sec	Antonio Colom @ s.t.	829 km	40.380
2007	Juan José Cobo 21hr 56min 38sec	Angel Vicioso @ 37sec	Samuel Sánchez @ 1min 16sec	862.5 km	39.304
2008	Alberto Contador 21hr 3min 59sec	Cadel Evans @ 30sec	Thomas Dekker @ 35sec	838 km	39.779
2009	Alberto Contador 20hr 48min 30sec	Antonio Colom @ 30sec	Samuel Sánchez @ 53sec	833 km	40.032

Vuelta al País Vasco (Pro Tour)

Tour of the Basque Country
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Winners, podium, distance, average speed

Year

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Distance

Average Speed
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