Clásica de San Sebastián

Clásica de San Sebastián

Winner Constantino Zaballa and Joaquim Rodriguez on the podium in 2005.
Race details
Date	August
Region	Basque Country, Spain
English name	Classic of San Sebastián
Local name(s)	Clásica de San Sebastián (Spanish) Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa (Basque)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI ProTour
Type	One-day
History
First edition	1981 (1981)
Editions	30 (as of 2010)
First winner	Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
Most wins	Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (3 wins)
Most recent	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)

The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain. It is traditionally a climbers' race, with several famous Grand Tour stars claiming the race over its 25 year history.

Clásica de San Sebastián is famous for its spectacular views of the coastline and its winding, undulating terrain which strongly favours aggressive riding. The current race route is approximately 227 kilometres in length and includes the tough Alto de Jaizkibel climb at around the 200 kilometre mark. This is usually the decisive point of the race. Until 2004, it was the seventh round of the UCI Road World Cup, but it now forms part of the UCI ProTour and the UCI World Ranking.

Winners

		Rider	Team
1981	ESP !	Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1982	ESP !	Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1983	BEL !	Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL)	Splendor
1984	SUI !	Ruttimann, NikiNiki Rüttimann (SUI)	La Vie Claire
1985	NED !	Poel, Adri van derAdri van der Poel (NED)	Kwantum-Decosol-Yoko
1986	ESP !	Gaston, InakiInaki Gaston (ESP)	Kas
1987	ESP !	Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Caja Rural
1988	NED !	Theunisse, Gert-JanGert-Jan Theunisse (NED)	PDM-Concorde
1989	AUT !	Zadrobilek, GerhardGerhard Zadrobilek (AUT)	7-Eleven
1990	ESP !	Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP)	Banesto
1991	ITA !	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)	Chateau d'Ax-Gatorade
1992	MEX !	Alcala, RaulRaúl Alcalá (MEX)	PDM-Concorde
1993	ITA !	Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans-Tassoni
1994	FRA !	Cuevas, Armand de LasArmand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Castorama
1995	USA !	Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong (USA)	Motorola
1996	GER !	Bolts, UdoUdo Bölts (GER)	Team Telekom
1997	ITA !	Rebellin, DavideDavide Rebellin (ITA)	Française des Jeux
1998	ITA !	Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Cofidis
1999	ITA !	Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Vini Caldirola
2000	NED !	Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED)	Rabobank
2001	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC-Tiscali
2002	FRA !	Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC-Tiscali
2003	ITA !	Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick Step-Davitamon
2004	ESP !	Perdiguero, Miguel Angel MartinMiguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)	Saunier Duval-Prodir
2005	ESP !	Zaballa, ConstantinoConstantino Zaballa (ESP)	Saunier Duval-Prodir
2006	ESP !	Florencio, XavierXavier Florencio (ESP)	Bouygues Télécom
2007	ITA !	Bertagnolli, LeonardoLeonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)	Liquigas
2008	ESP !	Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2009	ESP !	Barredo, CarlosCarlos Barredo (ESP)	Quick Step
2010	ESP !	Sanchez, Luis LeonLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2011	BEL !	Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma-Lotto

Winners by Nationality

# of Victories	Country
11	Spain
7	Italy
3	France
3	Netherlands
2	Belgium
1	Germany
1	United States
1	Mexico
1	Austria
1	Switzerland

External links

• (Spanish) Web oficial de la Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián - Official website of the Clásica de San Sebastián