Santiago Lazcano

Santiago Lazcano (8 March 1947 in Errezil – 3 February 1985 in San Sebastián) was a Spanish cyclist. He debuted as a professional in 1969 and rode both the Vuelta a España and Tour de France that year. He finished 10th overall in the 1972 Giro d'Italia and his best season was 1973 as he won the Spanish mountain championship, the Villafranca Grand Prix and took 5th overall in the 1973 Giro d'Italia. In 1974 he won stage 17, a high mountain stage in the Giro d'Italia and he finished 10th overall in the 1975 Vuelta a España. He retired as a pro cyclist in 1976 after an accident with a car at a race in The Netherlands. Following his retirement he occasionally commentated on the radio and on a regional TV show called 6 Hours of Euskadi. He died in a motorcycle accident close to his home in Azpeitia.

Major results

1968 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria 1969 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria 1972 1st GP Pascuas 2nd Giro dell'Emilia 2nd GP Vizcaya 1973 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 5th Overall Giro d'Italia 1974 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia 8th Overall Tour de Suisse 1975 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 3rd Subida a Arrate 3rd GP Vizcaya 1976 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria

Grand Tour general classification results timeline