Francisco Gabica

Francisco Gabica
	Francisco Gabica in 1968
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Gabicagogueascoa Ibarra
Born	31 December 1937; Ispaster, Spain
Died	7 July 2014 (aged 76)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1961—1966	Kas–Royal Asport
1967—1969	Fagor
1970—1972	Kas–Kaskol
Major wins
	Grand Tours Vuelta a España General classification (1966) Mountains classification (1968) 1 individual stage (1966) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (1967) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1967)

Francisco Gabicagogueascoa 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 runner-up Eusebio Vélez and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverría, both compatriots. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.^[1]

^ "Fallece Patxi Gabika, ganador de una Vuelta a España". EITB. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[1] "Fallece Patxi Gabika, ganador de una Vuelta a España". EITB. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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