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'''Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga''' (born 14 May 1957 in [[Berriz]], [[Biscay]]) is a retired [[Spain|Spanish]] professional [[road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]]. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 [[Vuelta a España]], a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the [[Clásica de San Sebastián]] (1981, 1982, 1987), which is now considered a one-day classic. In 1989, Lejarreta captured the [[Volta a Catalunya]] repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event.
'''Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga''' (born 14 May 1957 in [[Berriz]], [[Biscay]]) is a retired [[Spain|Spanish]] professional [[road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]]. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 [[Vuelta a España]], a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the [[Clásica de San Sebastián]] (1981, 1982, 1987), which is now considered a one-day classic. In 1989, Lejarreta captured the [[Volta a Catalunya]] repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event.


Until 2015, Lejarreta was the only person in history<ref>http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/tourrec.htm</ref> to complete all three [[Grand Tours]] in a single year four times in a career; he did the triple in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Until 2015, Lejarreta was the only person in history<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/tourrec.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-08-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501152418/http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/tourrec.htm |archivedate=2006-05-01 |df= }}</ref> to complete all three [[Grand Tours]] in a single year four times in a career; he did the triple in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.


==Career achievements==
==Career achievements==

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Marino Lejarreta
Lejarreta in 1987
Personal information
Full nameMarino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga
NicknameEl Junco de Bérriz (The reed of Berriz)[1]
Born(1957-05-14)May 14, 1957
Berriz, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1979Novostil-Helios
1980–1982Teka
1983–1984Alfa Lum
1985Alpilatte-Cierre
1986Seat-Orbea
1987–1989Caja Rural
1990–1992O.N.C.E.
Major wins
Vuelta a España (1982), 5 stages
Points Classification (1983)
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Tour de France, 1 stage

Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957 in Berriz, Biscay) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián (1981, 1982, 1987), which is now considered a one-day classic. In 1989, Lejarreta captured the Volta a Catalunya repeating one of his first professional wins in 1980 at the same event.

Until 2015, Lejarreta was the only person in history[2] to complete all three Grand Tours in a single year four times in a career; he did the triple in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Career achievements

Major results

1980
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc (and one stage win)
3rd, Tour of the Basque Country
1981
1st, Clásica de San Sebastián
1st, Subida al Naranco
3rd, Tour of the Basque Country
1982
1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
1st, Clásica de San Sebastián
1st, Escalada a Montjuïc
5th, World Cycling Championships
1983
1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc (and two stage wins)
2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España (and three stage wins)
1st, Points Classification
3rd, Tour of the Basque Country
1984
4th, Overall Giro d'Italia (and one stage win)
1985
3rd, Tour of the Basque Country
1986
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
1st, Subida al Naranco
2nd, Clásica de San Sebastián
5th, Overall, Vuelta a España (and one stage win)
18th, Overall, Tour de France
1987 – Orbea
1st, Clásica de San Sebastián
1st, Subida a Urkiola
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos (and two stage wins)
4th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
10th, Overall, Tour de France
34th, Overall, Vuelta a España
1988
1st, Subida a Urkiola
1st, Escalada a Montjuïc
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos (and one stage win)
1st, Overall, Tour of Galicia
16th, Overall, Tour de France
1989 – Paternina-Marcos Eguizabal
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
5th, Overall, Tour de France
10th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
20th, Overall, Vuelta a España
1990 – ONCE
1st, Overall, Escalada a Montjuïc
5th, Overall, Tour de France
1st, Stage 14
7th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
55th, Overall, Vuelta a España
1991 – ONCE
3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia (and one stage win)
53rd, Overall, Tour de France

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia - - - - 6 4 5 - 4 - 10 7 5 -
A yellow jersey Tour de France - - 35 37 - - - 18 10 16 5 5 53 -
A red jersey Vuelta a España 30 5 DNF 1 2 DNF - 5 34 DNF 19 55 3 -
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ Vergne, Laurent (22 July 2015). "Cannibale, Chéri-pipi, Wookie, Andy torticolis... le Top 20 des surnoms mythiques du cyclisme" [Cannibal, Chéri-pipi, Wookie, Andy Torticollis... the Top 20 mythical nicknames of cycling]. Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-01. Retrieved 2006-08-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)