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Francisco Gabica

Francisco Gabica
Francisco Gabica c1968.jpg
 Francisco Gabica in 1968
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gabicacogeascoa Ibarra
Born (1937-12-31)31 December 1937
Ispaster, Spain
Died 7 July 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 76)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
1966 Vuelta a España

Francisco Gabicacogeascoa Ibarra (31 December 1937 – 7 July 2014) was a professional road bicycle racer between 1961 and 1972. Of his 21 professional victories, Gabica is most famous for winning the 1966 Vuelta a España besting runnerup Eusebio Velez of Spain and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverria of Spain. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.



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