Marino Lejarreta
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Full name | Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga |
Nickname | El Junco de Berriz |
Date of birth | May 14, 1957 |
nation | Spain |
discipline | Street |
Team (s) | |
1979 1980–1982 1982–1984 1985 1986 1987–1989 1990–1992 |
Novostil-Helios Teka Alfa Lum Alpilatte-Cierre Seat-Orbea Caja Rural ONCE |
Most important successes | |
Overall ranking Vuelta a España 1982 |
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Last updated: May 30, 2020 |
Marino Lejarreta Arrizabalaga (born May 14, 1957 in Bérriz , Spain ) is a former Spanish cyclist . He began his professional career in 1979 and ended it in 1992 with 64 professional victories.
Athletic career
Marino Lejarreta grew up in his birthplace Bérriz in the Basque Country below Monte Oiz . At the age of 16, like his older brothers Ismael and Néstor, he started cycling; his first own bike was assembled from used parts. He trained his mountain skills on trips together in the nearby Aitxuri massif . In 1979 he did his military service.
In 1980 Lejarreta had its first national success when he won the Tour of Catalonia , a stage of the Tour of Asturias and the Escalada a Montjuïc . His driving style - rather unsteady, but with an unmoved face - and his lanky figure soon earned him the nickname El Junco de Bérriz ( the reed from Bérriz ). In 1982 he started at the Vuelta a España . The supposed winner, his compatriot Ángel Arroyo , tested positive for methylphenidate (Ritalin) and was given a ten-minute penalty. This made Lejarreta the winner, and Arroyo slipped to 13th place. At the following road world championships, he finished fifth in the road race . In 1983 he moved to Italy because he wanted to benefit from the Italian cycling culture, but also because of the fragile political situation in the Basque Country.
Lejarrete was the only driver to win the one-day race Clásica San Sebastián three times. He is also the only professional cyclist in the world who has tackled and finished the three Grand Tours ( Tour de France , Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España ) four times in his career during one year (as of 2019). He succeeded in doing this in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. He placed in the top ten a total of 13 times.
In April 1992, Lejarreta fell at the Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta , not far from Bérriz , and was seriously injured. After doctors told him that he would take at least a year to recover, he ended his cycling career. He was involved in the founding of the Fundación Euskadi and from 2000 worked in various functions in team management, such as at ONCE or Liberty Seguros .
Miscellaneous
A nephew of Lejarreta - the son of his brother Ismaels - who was born in 1983, the mountain biker Iñaki Lejarreta , died in 2012 after being hit by a car during a training ride .
In 2003, in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias , a Homenaje a Marino Lejarreta monument by the sculptor Rafael Rodríguez Urrusti was unveiled for him .
successes
- 1980
- Overall ranking Tour of Catalonia
- 4th stage of the Tour of Asturias
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- 1981
- 1982
- Overall ranking and 17th stage of the Vuelta a España
- Clásica San Sebastián
- Overall ranking Vuelta a La Rioja
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- 1983
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- Scoring and 3rd, 8th and 13th stage Vuelta a España
- Giro dell'Appennino
- 1984
- 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia
- 1986
- Overall ranking Burgos Tour
- Subida al Naranco
- 8th stage Vuelta a España
- 1987
- Subida Urkiola
- Overall ranking, prologue and 4th stage Burgos Tour
- Clásica San Sebastián
- 1988
- Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- Subida Urkiola
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- Overall classification, prologue and points classification Burgos Tour
- 1989
- Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- Overall ranking Tour of Catalonia
- Klasika Primavera de Amorebieta
- 2nd stage Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1990
- Escalada a Montjuïc
- 14th stage Tour de France
- Scoring of the Catalonia Tour
- Overall ranking Burgos Tour
- 1991
- 5th stage Giro d'Italia
Grand Tours placements
Grand Tour | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
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Vuelta a España | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | DNF | - | 5 | 34 | DNF | 20th | 55 | 3 |
Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | 6th | 4th | 5 | - | 4th | - | 10 | 7th | 5 |
Tour de France | - | 35 | 37 | - | - | - | 18th | 10 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 53 |
Web links
- Marino Lejarreta in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Marino Lejarreta in the Radsportseiten.net database - as a driver
- Marino Lejarreta in the Radsportseiten.net database - as team leader
- Marino Lejarreta in the Tour de France database(French / English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Mike Phillips: Marino Lejarreta and Monte Oiz # 1. In: soigneur.nl. August 8, 2019, accessed May 30, 2020 .
- ^ Confirmado el "doping" de Arroyo, Lejarreta probable ganador de la Vuelta. In: elpais.com. May 13, 1982, Retrieved May 30, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Text: Marino Lejarreta and Monte Oiz # 2. In: soigneur.nl. November 22, 2018, accessed May 30, 2020 .
- ↑ El hermano de Lejarreta confirma el final de su carrera profesional. In: elpais.com. April 13, 1992, Retrieved May 30, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Collision with a car: Mountain biker Lejarreta had a fatal accident. In: Spiegel Online . December 16, 2012, accessed May 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Rafael Rodríguez Urrusti. In: esculturaurbana.com. Retrieved May 30, 2020 (Spanish).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lejarreta, Marino |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lejarreta Arrizabalaga, Marino |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bérriz |