Circuito de Getxo
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The Circuito de Getxo is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo
, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Established in 1924 as Circuito de Getxo, since 2001 it is also held as Memorial Ricardo Otxoa in memory of former cyclist Ricardo Otxoa, who died after a car hit him and his twin brother, Javier
in early 2001.
Getxo
Getxo is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain.It is part of the metropolitan area of Bilbao , and has about 83,000 inhabitants...
, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Established in 1924 as Circuito de Getxo, since 2001 it is also held as Memorial Ricardo Otxoa in memory of former cyclist Ricardo Otxoa, who died after a car hit him and his twin brother, Javier
Javier Otxoa
Javier Otxoa Palacios is a Spanish cyclist, formerly of the Kelme cycling team. His name is sometimes spelled Javier Ochoa in media reports....
in early 2001.