1985 Tour of the Basque Country

Cycling race

1985 Tour of the Basque CountryRace details

Dates| 1–5 April 1985
Stages| 5
Distance| 877[1] km (544.9 mi)
Winning time| 22h 44' 27"
Results
|  |  Winner|   Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)|  (Orbea–Gin MG)

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|  Second|   Greg LeMond (USA)|  (La Vie Claire)
|  Third|   Marino Lejarreta (ESP)|  (Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre)

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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.

## General classification

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Final general classification[2][3] | Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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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

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1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. ^ a b "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.

## Further reading

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* "Ruiz Cabestany "Campanada" Cuando Menos Se Esperaba" [Ruiz Cabestany "sensation" when less was expected]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 April 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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