Escalada a Montjuïc

Defunct cycling race

Escalada a MontjuïcRace details

Date| Mid-October
Region| Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
English name| The Scaling of Montjuïc
Local name(s)| L'Escalada a Montjuïc (in Catalan)
La Escalada a Montjuïc (in Spanish)
Discipline| Road race
Competition| UCI Europe Tour
Type| One-day, two-stage race
Organiser| Esport Ciclista Barcelona
History
First edition| 1965 (1965)
Editions| 44
Final edition| 2007
First winner|  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
Most wins|  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6 wins)
Final winner|  Daniel Moreno (ESP)

The Escalada a Montjuïc (in Catalan, English: Scaling of Montjuïc, Spanish: Escalada a Montjuïc) was a one-day, two-stage road bicycle racing race held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1965. It was held in the middle of October, as one of the final races in the European season. Since 2005, it was organised as a 1.2 category race as a part of the UCI Europe Tour. The event, organised by Esport Ciclista Barcelona, played host to number of races for women, veterans, young riders and elite men.

The elite men's race was split into two stages. The first stage was a criterium consisting of five laps around a five kilometre circuit. The second stage was an individual time trial up the slopes of Montjuïc, which is usually around ten kilometres. The elite men's race mainly attracted professional Spanish riders. Eddy Merckx holds the record for most wins with six victories between 1966 and 1975.

## Winners

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Year  | Country  | Rider  | Team

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1965 Mar |  Spain | Federico Bahamontes | Margnat
1965 Oct |  France | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1966  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Peugeot–BP
1967  |  France | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1968  |  France | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1969  |  Italy | Gianni Motta | Sanson
1970  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Faemino–Faema
1971  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni
1972  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni
1973  |  Spain | Jesús Manzaneque | La Casera
1974  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni
1975  |  Belgium | Eddy Merckx | Molteni
1976  |  Belgium | Michel Pollentier | Flandria
1977  |  France | Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot
1978  |  Belgium | Michel Pollentier | Flandria
1979  |  Belgium | Claude Criquielion | Kas
1980  |  Spain | Marino Lejarreta | Teka
1981  |  Netherlands | Joop Zoetemelk | TI–Raleigh–Creda
1982  |  Spain | Marino Lejarreta | Teka
1983  |  Spain | Marino Lejarreta | Alfa Lum
1984  |  Belgium | Claude Criquielion | Splendor
1985  |  Spain | Vicente Belda | Kelme–Merckx
1986  |  Spain | Vicente Belda | Kelme–Merckx
1987  |  Spain | Álvaro Pino | BH
1988  |  Spain | Marino Lejarreta | Caja Rural–Orbea
1989  |  Netherlands | Erik Breukink | Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu
1990  |  Spain | Marino Lejarreta | ONCE
1991  |  Colombia | Oliverio Rincón | Kelme–Ibexpress
1992  |  Switzerland | Alex Zülle | ONCE
1993  |  Italy | Maurizio Fondriest | Lampre–Polti
1994  |  Switzerland | Tony Rominger | Mapei–CLAS
1995  |  Italy | Claudio Chiappucci | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1996  |  Switzerland | Fabian Jeker | Festina–Lotus
1997  |  France | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE
1998  |  Switzerland | Fabian Jeker | Festina–Lotus
1999  |  Russia | Andrei Zintchenko | Vitalicio Seguros
2000  |  Switzerland | Fabian Jeker | Festina
2001  |  Spain | Joaquín Rodríguez | ONCE–Eroski
2002  |  Spain | Joseba Beloki | ONCE–Eroski
2003  |  Spain | Iván Gutiérrez | iBanesto.com
2004  |  Spain | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel–Euskadi
2005  |  Spain | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel–Euskadi
2006  |  Spain | Igor Antón | Euskaltel–Euskadi
2007  |  Spain | Daniel Moreno | Relax–GAM

## External links

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* Official website (archived version) (in Spanish)
* Palmares at Memoire du Cyclisme (in French)

*[ESP]: Spain
*[BEL]: Belgium