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
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		Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1982		Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Teka
1983		Criquielion, ClaudeClaude Criquielion (BEL)	Splendor
1984		Ruttimann, NikiNiki Rüttimann (SUI)	La Vie Claire
1985		Poel, Adri van derAdri van der Poel (NED)	Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
1986		Gaston, InakiInaki Gaston (ESP)	Kas
1987		Lejarreta, MarinoMarino Lejarreta (ESP)	Caja Rural
1988		Theunisse, Gert-JanGert-Jan Theunisse (NED)	PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1989		Zadrobilek, GerhardGerhard Zadrobilek (AUT)	7-Eleven
1990		Indurain, MiguelMiguel Indurain (ESP)	Banesto
1991		Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)	Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade
1992		Alcala, RaulRaúl Alcalá (MEX)	PDM–Concorde
1993		Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994		Cuevas, Armand de LasArmand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Castorama
1995		Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong (USA)	Motorola
1996		Bolts, UdoUdo Bölts (GER)	Team Telekom
1997		Rebellin, DavideDavide Rebellin (ITA)	Française des Jeux
1998		Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Cofidis
1999		Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA)	Vini Caldirola
2000		Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED)	Rabobank
2001		Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC–Tiscali
2002		Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert (FRA)	CSC–Tiscali
2003		Bettini, PaoloPaolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2004		Perdiguero, Miguel Angel MartinMiguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2005		Zaballa, ConstantinoConstantino Zaballa (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2006		Florencio, XavierXavier Florencio (ESP)	Bouygues Télécom
2007		Bertagnolli, LeonardoLeonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)	Liquigas
2008		Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2009		Barredo, CarlosCarlos Barredo (ESP)	Quick-Step
2010		Sanchez, Luis LeonLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne
2011		Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012		Sanchez, Luis LeonLuis León Sánchez (ESP)	Rabobank
2013		Gallopin, TonyTony Gallopin (FRA)	RadioShack–Leopard
2014		Valverde, AlejandroAlejandro 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