2002 Tour of the Basque Country
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2002 Tour of the Basque Country
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| date = 8–12 April 2002
| stages = 5
| unit = km
| time = 18h 04' 53"
| first = Aitor Osa
| first_nat = ESP
| first_team = {{UCI team code|BAN|2002}}
| second = David Etxebarria
| second_nat = ESP
| second_team = {{UCI team code|EUS|2002}}
| third = {{ill|Gonzalo Bayarri|es}}
| third_nat = ESP
| third_team = {{UCI team code|JAZ|2002}}
| previous = 2001
| next = 2003
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The 2002 Tour of the Basque Country was the 42nd edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 8 April to 12 April 2002. The race started in Zalla and finished in Elgoibar.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco2002.php|title=42ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2002|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043833/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco2002.php|archivedate=18 August 2004}} The race was won by Aitor Osa of the iBanesto.com team.
General classification
| Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=6&y=2002|title=2002 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|Aitor Osa|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|FAS|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|18h 04' 53"}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|David Etxebarria|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|EUS|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 36" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|{{ill|Gonzalo Bayarri|es}}|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|JAZ|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 53" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 09" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Mario Aerts|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LOT|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 54" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Cadel Evans|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|MAP|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 55" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}} | {{UCI team code|TEL|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 07" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Andrea Noè|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|MAP|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 12" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Stefano Garzelli|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|MAP|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 22" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|EUS|2002}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 46" |
|}
References
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{{Vuelta al Pais Vasco}}
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Category:2002 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
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