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CLAS–Cajastur

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CLAS–Cajastur
Team information
UCI codeCLA
RegisteredSpain
Founded1988 (1988)
Disbanded1993
Discipline(s)Road
Team name history
1988–1989
1990–1993
CLAS
CLAS–Cajastur

CLAS–Cajastur (UCI team code: CLA) was a Spanish professional cycling team that existed from 1988 to 1993.[1][2] Tony Rominger won the general classification of the 1992 and 1993 editions of the Vuelta a España with the team.

History

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Carlos Muñiz Menendez tested positive for Caffeine after Stage 1 of the 1990 Vuelta a Andalucia, because of this result he was not signed again bythe team for the following season.[3] Manuel Jorge Domínguez tested positive after Stage 12 of the 1992 Vuelta a España] for Amineptine he was docked 10 minutes in the overall classification and placed last on the stage.[4]

Tony Rominger joined the team in 1992 achieving his first of three wins at the Vuelta a España.[5]

In 1994 the team merged with Mapei–Viner creating the Mapei–CLAS team.[5][6]

Final roster

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As of 31 December 1993[7]
Rider Date of birth
 Julio Coello (ESP) (1969-02-18)18 February 1969 (aged 24)
 Federico Echave (ESP) (1960-07-20)20 July 1960 (aged 33)
 Fernando Escartín (ESP) (1968-01-24)24 January 1968 (aged 25)
 Francisco Espinosa (ESP) (1962-05-07)7 May 1962 (aged 31)
 Manuel Fernández Ginés (ESP) (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 22)
 José Manuel Garcia (ESP) (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 25)
 Iñaki Gastón (ESP) (1963-05-25)25 May 1963 (aged 30)
 Arsenio González (ESP) (1960-03-09)9 March 1960 (aged 33)
 Francisco Javier Mauleon (ESP) (1965-09-16)16 September 1965 (aged 28)
 Jörg Müller (SUI) (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Abraham Olano (ESP) (1970-01-22)22 January 1970 (aged 23)
 Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP) (1970-07-08)8 July 1970 (aged 23)
 Fabio Hernán Rodríguez (COL) (1966-09-21)21 September 1966 (aged 27)
 Tony Rominger (SUI) (1961-03-27)27 March 1961 (aged 32)
 José Roberto Sierra (ESP) (1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 26)
 Jon Unzaga (ESP) (1962-08-20)20 August 1962 (aged 31)
 José Manuel Uría (ESP) (1969-12-01)1 December 1969 (aged 24)
 Xabier Usabiaga (ESP) (1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 24)
 José Luis Villanueva Orihuela (ESP) (1965-04-28)28 April 1965 (aged 28)

Major wins

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Sources:[8][9]

Supplementary statistics

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Sources:[8][9]

Grand Tours by highest finishing position
Race 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Vuelta a España 30 61 6 6 1 1
Giro d'Italia 5 13
Tour de France 33 19 2
Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position
Race 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Paris–Nice 2 8
/ Tirreno–Adriatico 14 10
Volta a Catalunya 4 7 2 19
Tour of the Basque Country 24 25 4 8 1 1
Tour de Romandie
Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse 3
Vuelta a Burgos 10 20 6 3
Ronde van Nederland
Monument races by highest finishing position
Monument 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Milan–San Remo 16 21 19
Tour of Flanders 29 118 94
Paris–Roubaix 81
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 41 5 2
Giro di Lombardia 5 45 1
Classics by highest finishing position
Classic 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Omloop Het Volk DNF 57
E3 Harelbeke 15
Gent–Wevelgem 100 20
Amstel Gold Race 24 61
La Flèche Wallonne 9
Clásica de San Sebastián 32 5 5 11 4
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "CLAS (1988)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ "CLAS - Cajastur (1993)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Hemeroteca - El Mundo Deportivo - Home". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. 10 March 1990. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ Arribas, Carlos (10 May 1992). "Cubino y Parra pierden seis segundos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The first Rominger's Vuelta". colnagocaffe.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ^ Ciclismo, Prendas. "Mapei Cycling Team 1993 - 1997". Prendas Ciclismo. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  7. ^ "CLAS - Cajastur 1993". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Firstcycling". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "ProCyclingStats". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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