1973 Tour of the Basque Country

1973 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	9–13 April 1973
Stages	5
Distance	639[1] km (397.1 mi)
Winning time	17h 46' 21"
Results
Winner  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)   Second  José Antonio González Linares (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)   Third  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)

The 1973 Tour of the Basque Country was the 13th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 9 April to 13 April 1973. The race started and finished in Eibar.^[2] The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Luis Ocaña (ESP) Bic 17h 46' 21" 2  José Antonio González Linares (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 40" 3  Domingo Perurena (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 1' 43" 4  José Pesarrodona (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 3' 38" 5  Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) La Casera + 4' 21" 6  Juan Zurano (ESP) La Casera + 4' 50" 7  Ventura Díaz (ESP) Monteverde + 5' 16" 8  Julián Cuevas [fr] (ESP) La Casera + 5' 55" 9  José Luis Uribezubia (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 6' 22" 10  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 6' 26"

References

1. "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. "13ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "1973 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2018.