- Escalada a Montjuïc
Cycling race infobox
name = Escalada a Montjuïc
color = lawngreen
date = Mid-October
region = Barcelona, Spain
english = The Scaling of Montjuïc
localnames = L'Escalada a Montjuïc ca icon
La Escalada a Montjuic es icon
nickname =
discipline = Road race
competition = UCI Europe Tour
type = One-day, two-stage race
organiser = Esport Ciclista Barcelona
director =
first = 1965
number = 44
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|ESP|1939 Federico Bahamontes
mostwins = flagicon|BEL Eddy Merckx (6 wins)
mostrecent = flagicon|ESP Daniel MorenoThe Escalada a Montjuïc (English: "Scaling of Montjuïc", Spanish: "Escalada a Montjuic") is a one-day, two-stageroad bicycle racing race held inBarcelona ,Spain since 1965. It is held in the middle of October, as one of the final races in the European season. Since 2005, it is organised as a 1.2 category race as a part of theUCI Europe Tour . The event, organised byEsport Ciclista Barcelona , plays host to number of races for women, veterans, young riders and elite men.The elite men's race is split into two stages. The first stage is
criterium , where around five laps of a five kilometre course are completed. The second stage is anindividual time trial up the slopes ofMontjuïc , which is usually around ten kilometres. The elite men's race mainly attracts professional Spanish riders.Eddy Merckx holds the record for most wins with six victories between 1966 and 1975.Winners
External links
* [http://www.ecbarcelona.com/ Official website] es icon
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