In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lejarreta and the second or maternal family name is Arrizabalaga.
Marino Lejarreta
Lejarreta in 1987
Personal information
Full name
Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga
Nickname
El Junco de Bérriz (The Reed of Berriz)[1]
Born
(1957-05-14) 14 May 1957 (age 67) Berriz, Spain
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Professional teams
1979
Novostil–Helios
1980–1982
Teka
1983–1985
Alfa Lum–Olmo
1986–1989
Seat–Orbea
1990–1992
ONCE
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1990)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1984, 1991)
Vuelta a España
General classification (1982)
Points classification (1983)
5 individual stages (1982, 1983, 1986)
Stage races
Volta a Catalunya (1980, 1989)
One-day races and Classics
Clásica de San Sebastián (1981, 1982, 1987)
Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957) is a retired Basque 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.
^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.
MarinoLejarreta Arrizabalaga (born 14 May 1957) is a retired Basque professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta...
Spanish rider MarinoLejarreta who had won the 1982 edition of the Vuelta a España was introduced to the squad as team leader. Marino brought along his...
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la Croix de Chaubouret, Delgado led a counter-attack with Bugno and MarinoLejarreta (ONCE). Although Induráin dropped back to aid Delgado's chase, the...
der Poel) Most Clásica de San Sebastián wins: 3 (record shared with MarinoLejarreta) UCI World Champion in road race (2022) and time trial (2023): record...
that would influence him for the remainder of the race. Behind Rooks, MarinoLejarreta (Paternina) was second fastest, moving into the top five overall. LeMond...
Lapébie (1911-1996), Tour de France winner Miguel María Lasa (born 1947) MarinoLejarreta (born 1957), Vuelta a España winner David López (born 1981) Jesús Loroño...
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