Francisco Gabicagogueascoa Ibarra (31 December 1937 â 7 July 2014) was a professional road bicycle racer between 1961 and 1972. Of his 21 professional victories, Gabica is most famous for winning the 1966 Vuelta a España, besting runner-up Eusebio Vélez and third-place finisher Carlos EcheverrÃÂa, both compatriots. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.
Major results
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1961
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
:1st Stage 5
1962
1st Klasika Primavera
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Subida a Arrate
10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1963
1st GP Torrelavega
1st Stage 4 Grand Prix de Torrelavega
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
6th Grand Prix du Parisien
1964
1st Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
1st Prix de Pola de Lena
2nd Subida a Arrate
4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
:1st Stage 7
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
:1st Stage 3b
9th Overall Vuelta a España
1965
1st Grand Prix de Zumaia
1st Stages 2 & 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
6th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
:1st Stages 1 & 5a
10th Overall Tour de France
1966
1st Overall Vuelta a España
:1st Stage 15a
2nd Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
:1st Stage 1
5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
7th Overall Tour de France
8th Trofeo Masferrer
1967
1st Road race National Road Championships
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
:1st Stage 17
1968
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
9th Trofeo Dicen
1969
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
1970
1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Mémorial Uriona
1st Trophée Grutas San Jose
4th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
1971
5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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