Clásica de San Sebastián

Clásica de San Sebastián

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 World Tour
Type	One-day
History
First edition	1981 (1981)
Editions	35 (as of 2015)
First winner	Marino Lejarreta (ESP)
Most wins	Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (3 wins)
Most recent	Adam Yates (GBR)

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. The 2015 edition was won by Adam Yates. It is traditionally a climbers' race, with several famous Grand Tour stars claiming the race.

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 220 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. It was a round of the UCI Road World Cup (which ran from 1989 to 2004) and has since been part of its successors, the UCI ProTour and since 2011 the UCI World Tour.

Winners

		Rider	Team
1981		Marino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1982		Marino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1983		Claude Criquielion (BEL)	Splendor
1984		Niki Rüttimann (SUI)	La Vie Claire
1985		Adri van der Poel (NED)	Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
1986		Inaki Gaston (ESP)	Kas
1987		Marino Lejarreta (ESP)	Caja Rural
1988		Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED)	PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1989		Gerhard Zadrobilek (AUT)	7-Eleven
1990		Miguel Indurain (ESP)	Banesto
1991		Gianni Bugno (ITA)	Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade
1992		Raúl Alcalá (MEX)	PDM–Concorde
1993		Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994		Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Castorama
1995		Lance Armstrong (USA)	Motorola
1996		Udo Bölts (GER)	Team Telekom
1997		Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Française des Jeux
1998		Francesco Casagrande (ITA)	Cofidis
1999		Francesco Casagrande (ITA)	Vini Caldirola
2000		Erik Dekker (NED)	Rabobank
2001		Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC–Tiscali
2002		Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC–Tiscali
2003		Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004		Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2005		Constantino Zaballa (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2006		Xavier Florencio (ESP)	Bouygues Télécom
2007		Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)	Liquigas
2008		Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2009		Carlos Barredo (ESP)	Quick-Step
2010		Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2011		Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012		Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Rabobank
2013		Tony Gallopin (FRA)	RadioShack–Leopard
2014		Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Movistar Team
2015		Adam Yates (GBR)	Orica–GreenEDGE

Multiple winners

Riders in italics are active.

Wins	Rider	Editions
3	Marino Lejarreta (ESP)	1981, 1982, 1987
2	Francesco Casagrande (ITA)	1998, 1999
	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	2001, 2002
	Luis León Sanchez (ESP)	2010, 2010
	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	2008, 2014

Wins per country

Wins	Country
13	Spain
7	Italy
4	France
3	Netherlands
2	Belgium
1	Austria, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Clásica de San Sebastián Palmares at Cycling Archives