Francisco Gabica

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 runnerup Eusebio Vélez and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverría, both compatriots. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.

Major results
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 * 1961
 * 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
 * 7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 1962
 * 1st Klasika Primavera
 * 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
 * 3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 5th Subida a Arrate
 * 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 1963
 * 1st GP Torrelavega
 * 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix de Torrelavega
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
 * 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 6th Grand Prix du Parisien


 * 1964
 * 1st Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
 * 1st Prix de Pola de Lena
 * 2nd Subida a Arrate
 * 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 3b
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 1965
 * 1st Grand Prix de Zumaia
 * 1st Stages 2 & 6 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stages 1 & 5a
 * 10th Overall Tour de France


 * 1966
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 15a
 * 2nd Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
 * 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 7th Overall Tour de France
 * 8th Trofeo Masferrer


 * 1967
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race National Road Championships
 * 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 17


 * 1968
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
 * 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
 * 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 9th Trofeo Dicen


 * 1969
 * 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja


 * 1970
 * 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
 * 1st Mémorial Uriona
 * 1st Trophée Grutas San Jose
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca


 * 1971
 * 5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco