1972 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1972 Tour of the Basque Country was the 12th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 19 April to 23 April 1972. The race started and finished in Eibar.[2] The race was won by José Antonio González Linares of the Kas team.

1972 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates19–23 April 1972
Stages5
Distance810[1] km (503.3 mi)
Winning time23h 17' 47"
Results
  Winner  José Antonio González Linares (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Second  Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Third  Jesús Esperanza (ESP) (La Casera)
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General classification

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Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   José Antonio González Linares (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 23h 17' 47"
2   Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 1' 06"
3   Jesús Esperanza (ESP) La Casera + 1' 10"
4   Ventura Díaz (ESP) Werner + 1' 44"
5   José Gómez Lucas (ESP) Werner + 1' 45"
6   José Luis Uribezubia (ESP) Werner + 1' 46"
7   Andrés Oliva (ESP) La Casera + 1' 48"
8   Gonzalo Aja (ESP) Karpy + 1' 58"
9   Vicente López Carril (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 2' 11"
10   Santiago Lazcano (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 2' 53"

References

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  1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "12ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
  3. ^ "1972 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2018.