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
Dates	19–23 April 1972
Stages	5
Distance	810[1] km (503.3 mi)
Winning time	23h 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

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"