1985 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1985 Tour of the Basque Country was the 25th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 1 April to 5 April 1985. The race started in Bera and finished in Erauskin.[2] The race was won by Pello Ruiz Cabestany of the Orbea–Gin MG team.

1985 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates1–5 April 1985
Stages5
Distance877[1] km (544.9 mi)
Winning time22h 44' 27"
Results
  Winner  Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) (Orbea–Gin MG)
  Second  Greg LeMond (USA) (La Vie Claire)
  Third  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) Orbea–Gin MG 22h 44' 27"
2  Greg LeMond (USA) La Vie Claire + 29"
3  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre + 46"
4  José Recio (ESP) Kelme–Merckx + 1' 15"
5  Pedro Delgado (ESP) Orbea–Gin MG + 1' 18"
6  Sean Kelly (IRL) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 1' 31"
7  José Luis Laguía (ESP) Reynolds + 1' 53"
8  Jörg Muller (SUI) Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko + 2' 07"
9  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Hitachi–Splendor–Sunair + 2' 39"
10  Federico Echave (ESP) Teka + 2' 49"

References
  1. "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "25ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1985". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
  3. "1985 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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