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Spanish road bicycle race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Circuito de Getxo (English: Getxo Circuit) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Race details | |
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Date | Late-July |
Region | Basque Country, Spain |
English name | Circuito de Getxo |
Local name(s) | Circuito de Getxo de ciclismo – Memorial Ricardo Otxoa (in Spanish), Getxoko txirrindularitza zirkuitua – Ricardo Otxoa Memoriala |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1924 |
Editions | 79 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Domingo Gutierrez (ESP) |
Most wins | Fédérico Ezquerra (ESP) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) |
Established in 1924 as Circuito de Getxo, since 2001 it is also held as Memorial Ricardo Otxoa in memory of former cyclist Ricardo Otxoa, who died after a car hit him and his twin brother, Javier in early 2001.
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