2001 Tour of the Basque Country

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2001 Tour of the Basque Country

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| date = 9–13 April 2001

| stages = 5

| distance = 752.2{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/Pais-Vasco/vuelta-al-pais-vasco.html|title=Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=16 November 2017}}

| unit = km

| time = 18h 42' 54"

| first = Raimondas Rumšas

| first_nat = LTU

| first_team = {{UCI team code|FAS|2001}}

| second = José Alberto Martínez

| second_nat = ESP

| second_team = {{UCI team code|EUS|2001}}

| third = Marcos-Antonio Serrano

| third_nat = ESP

| third_team = {{UCI team code|ONC|2001}}

| previous = 2000

| next = 2002

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The 2001 Tour of the Basque Country was the 41st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 9 April to 13 April 2001. The race started in Asteasu and finished at Lasarte-Oria.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco2001.php|title=41ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2001|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043828/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco2001.php|archivedate=18 August 2004}} The race was won by Raimondas Rumšas of the Fassa Bortolo team.

General classification

Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=6&y=2001|title=2001 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco|work=First Cycling|accessdate=16 November 2017}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Raimondas Rumšas|LTU}}

| {{UCI team code|FAS|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|18h 42' 54"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|José Alberto Martínez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|EUS|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 5"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Marcos-Antonio Serrano|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 7"

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{flagathlete|David Etxebarria|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|EUS|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 7"

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{flagathlete|Juan Carlos Domínguez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|BAN|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 16"

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{flagathlete|Francesco Casagrande|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|FAS|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 17"

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{flagathlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|RAB|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 18"

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{flagathlete|José Azevedo|POR}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 20"

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{flagathlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|COA|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 22"

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{flagathlete|Dario Frigo|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|FAS|2001}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 36"

|}

References

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{{Vuelta al Pais Vasco}}

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