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Marino Lejarreta

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Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga, born on 14 May 1957, is a retired Basque Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, which came to him after the rider who finished first, Ángel Arroyo, and several others failed doping controls. He was also the inaugural and three-time winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián, in 1981, 1982 and 1987, and won the Volta a Catalunya in 1989. He won stages in all three Grand Tours and finished in the top ten fifteen times, and he completed all three Grand Tours in a single year four times, in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. His brother Ismael and nephew Iñaki were also professional cyclists.

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1957 1
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Male 1
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is a retired Basque Spanish professional road racing cyclist
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    Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957)
  • Article, gender
    His brother Ismael and his nephew Iñaki (killed in a road accident aged 29) were also professional cyclists.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a retired Basque Spanish professional road racing cyclist
  • Plays: Cycling, Lead, sport
    is a retired Basque Spanish professional road racing cyclist
  • Competed In: Vuelta a España, Article, vuelta-a-espana
    His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Article, tour-de-france
    Later in his career, he would win his only Tour de France stage
  • Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Article, giro-d-italia
    He would win stages in all three Grand Tours
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