Personal information | |
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Full name | Santiago Lazcano Labaca |
Born | (1947-03-08)8 March 1947 Errezil, Spain |
Died | February 3, 1985(1985-02-03) (aged 37) San Sebastián, Spain |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1969–1974 | Kas–Kaskol |
1975 | Super Ser |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Santiago Lazcano (8 March 1947 in Errezil – 3 February 1985 in San Sebastián) was a Spanish cyclist. He debuted as a professional in 1969 and rode both the Vuelta a España and Tour de France that year. He finished 10th overall in the 1972 Giro d'Italia and his best season was 1973 as he won the Spanish mountain championship, the Villafranca Grand Prix and took 5th overall in the 1973 Giro d'Italia. In 1974 he won stage 17, a high mountain stage in the Giro d'Italia and he finished 10th overall in the 1975 Vuelta a España. He retired as a pro cyclist in 1976 after an accident with a car at a race in The Netherlands. Following his retirement he occasionally commentated on the radio and on a regional TV show called 6 Hours of Euskadi. He died in a motorcycle accident close to his home in Azpeitia.
Major results
- 1968
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1969
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1972
- 1st GP Pascuas
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 2nd GP Vizcaya
- 1973
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1974
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1975
- 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 3rd Subida a Arrate
- 3rd GP Vizcaya
- 1976
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
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Vuelta a España | 40 | — | — | 19 | — | 20 | 9 | 22 |
Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 16 | — | — |
Tour de France | 41 | — | — | — | 29 | — | DNF | 68 |
References
- "Santiago Lazcano". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "El ex corredor Santiago Lazcano falleció el domingo en un accidente de tráfico". El Pais by Gorka Reizabal. 4 February 1985.
- "El ex corredor Santiago Lazcano falleció el domingo en un accidente de tráfico". El Pais by Gorka Reizabal. 4 February 1985.
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