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The Tour de France 2023 will start from Bilbao on July 1 and the first three stages will take place on Basque roads. The first stage will start and end in Bilbao, the second will start from Vitoria-Gasteiz and end in San Sebastián, while the third will start from Amorebieta-Etxano and end in Baiona.

As a result of the great departure from Euskadi (Grand Départ Pays Basque), Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Amorebieta-Etxano will host an exhibition in which you can see the most representative jerseys of Basque cycling, Itzulia and the Tour de France.

The collection, owned by Adrián Jiménez Rubio, will allow cycling fans and the public in general to enjoy the history of this sport through its unique kits.

The exhibition is organized in two sections. On the one hand, jerseys (and time trial suits) of Basque and Itzulia cyclists and teams, and on the other, jerseys from the Tour de France grand prix (yellow, green, polka dot, and white jerseys), along with special editions of some sets for this test. In addition, Santini, official sponsor of the Tour, has lent eight official jerseys of the 2023 edition for the event, two from each recognition.

In this way, from June 1 to 15, the jerseys of the Tour universe will be present in the Eixample Building in Bilbao, while the rest, focused on Basque cycling, will be exhibited in the capital of the Basque Country. After this period there will be an exchange between the two capitals and from June 16 to 25, Bilbao will exhibit the Euskadi clothing, while Vitoria-Gasteiz, from 16 to 29, the ‘treasures’ of the gala round. The exhibition, now complete, can be enjoyed at Amorebieta-Etxano from June 30 to July 8, at the Zelaieta center.

awesome collection

In addition to team elastics (KAS, Euskaltel Euskadi, SKY, Movistar, Astana, Quick Step…) and more current or popular cyclists (Mikel Landa, Omar Fraile, Pello Bilbao, Izagirre brothers or González de Galdeano, Joseba Beloki, Abraham Olano, Mikel Nieve, Haimar Zubeldia, Juanma Garate, Bingen Fernández, Julián Gorospe…) you can also enjoy authentic jewels such as the world champion jersey with the Cofidis team by Igor Astarloa, the jerseys of the mythical Mapei GB 1996 by Javier Mauleón and the version of the ‘Giro d’Italia’ by Jon Unzaga, the one by Kelme Halcon Trips of the year 2000 by the late Javier Otxoa, signed by all the members of the squad, the one by
champion of Spain ‘Gemeaz Cusin Zor’ of 1984, edition ‘Italia’, by Jesús Ibáñez Loyo from Alava, garments by historical figures such as Txomin Perurena and Miguel Mari
Lassa and etc. Itzulia leader jerseys are also included, including those of Vingegaard, Roglic and Alejandro Valverde, among others.

As for the kits that distinguish the best of the Tour de France, you can admire the yellow jerseys of active txirrindularis such as Tadej Pogacar or Chris Froome and those already retired such as Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, Alberto Contador, Carlos Sastre and Luis Ocana. Of the regularity, green, there will be those of Peter Sagan, Erik Zabel and Óscar Freire, while there will be some more with red polka dots, among which Samuel Sánchez, Tony Rominger, Julian Alaphilippe and Richard Virenque, the cyclist who He has won the mountain prize more times, no less than seven times. Finally, the whites, who are credited as the best youngster of the gala round, are those of Egan Bernal, Nairo Quintana, Andy Schleck and Óscar Sevilla, a 45-year-old still active cyclist. The official jerseys of the Santini brand will also be shown for the 2023 edition, that of the Grand Départ Pays Basque.

Each garment will have a brief description that will serve to identify and meet the cyclist and classify the year that wore it.

Source: Eitb

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