Classica San Sebastian podium history | 1982 edition | 1984 edition

August 17, 1983: San Sebastian - San Sebastian, 244 km.

Claude Criquielion has time to sit up and enjoy his win.

The race and its winner: Winner Claude Criquielion was a complete rider who accumulated an impressive set of victories.

His first big win was the 1982 Brabantse Pijl and in 1983 he took the solo win in San Sebastian pictured above.

The next year he was World Road Champion. He continued to accumulate important victories, including the 1985 Flèche Wallone, 1986 Tour de Romandie & Midi Libre.

In 1987 he won both the Tour of Flanders and Le Samyn. In 1989 he again won the Flèche Wallone. His final notable victory was the 1990 Belgian Road Championships.

Criquielion went on to manage pro teams Lotto-Adecco and Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. He died of a brain hemorrhage in 2015

Complete Results:

? starters, 48 classified finishers

244 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.234 km/hr

1	Claude Criquielion	Splendor-Euro Shop	6hr 22min 5sec
2	Antonio Coll	Teka	@ 1sec
3	Raimund Dietzen	Teka	s.t.
4	Pedro Delgado	Reynolds	s.t.
5	Faustino Ruperez	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
6	Carlos Hernandez	Reynolds	s.t.
7	Stephen Roche	Peugeot-Shell	s.t.
8	Angel Arroyo	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
9	José Recio	Kelme	s.t.
10	Jesus Rodriguez	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	21"
11	Vicente Belda	Kelme	s.t.
12	Alvaro Pino	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
13	Julian Gorospe	Reynolds	s.t.
14	Bernardo Alfonsel	Teka	s.t.
15	Angel De Las Heras	Kelme	s.t.
16	Robert Millar	Peugeot-Shell	s.t.
17	Eduardo Chozas	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
18	Pedro Muñoz	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
19	Juan Pujol	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.
20	Alberto Fernandez	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
21	Faustino Cueli	Teka	4'16"
22	Jaime Vilamajo	Reynolds	4'45"
23	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande	Splendor-Euro Shop	s.t.
24	Jesus Ibañez Loyo	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
25	Jan Wijnants	Boule d'Or	s.t.
26	Isidro Juarez	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.
27	Enrique Aja	Reynolds	s.t.
28	Angel Ocaña	Zor-Gemeaz Cusin	s.t.
29	Ricardo Zuniga	Reynolds	s.t.
30	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke	La Redoute-Motobecane	s.t.
31	Jon Egiarte	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.
32	José Antonio Cabrero	Hueso Chocolates	7'15"
33	Carlos Machin	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.
34	Jesus Guzman	Kelme	s.t.
35	Arsenio Gonzalez	Kelme	s.t.
36	Miguel Angel Iglesias	Kelme	s.t.
37	Modesto Urrutibeazkoa	Teka	s.t.
38	Mikel Ugartemendia	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.
39	Eulalio Garcia	Reynolds	9'36"
40	Juan Carlos Alonso	Teka	s.t.
41	Bernard Bourreau	Peugeot-Shell	12'26"
42	Paul Haghedooren	Splendor-Euro Shop	s.t.
43	Rudy Dhaenens	Splendor-Euro Shop	s.t.
44	Jean-Marie Wampers	Splendor-Euro Shop	s.t.
45	Jesus Blanco Villar	Teka	s.t.
46	José Maria Caroz	Kelme	s.t.
47	Felipe Yañez	Teka	s.t.
48	Guillermo De La Peña	Hueso Chocolates	s.t.