Classica San Sebastian podium history | 1987 edition | 1989 edition

August 13, 1988: San Sebastian - San Sebastian, 244 km.

1988 San Sebastian winner Gert-Jan Theunisse in the 1989 Tour de France, climbing the Crox de Fer.

The race: The 1988 Clásica de San Sebastián was troubled racer Gert-Jan Theunisse's first major pro win.

The attacks came on the famed Jaizkuibel ascent. Theunisse was among the small successful attacking group that also included Steven Rooks, Enrique Aja and Marino Lejarreta. Theunisse and Aja escaped from Rooks and Lejaretta with just 500 kilometers to go with Theunisse winning the sprint.

That year he went on to challenge Pedro Delgado in the Tour de France, but he tested positive for testosterone and was given a 10-minute penalty.

In the 1989 Tour he won the climber's polka-dot jersey, but again in 1990 he tested positive for banned substances.

After retiring from road racing Theunisse took up coaching and mountain bike racing. In 1997 he was hit by a car. The spinal injuries he endured did not prevent his again taking up competitive mountain biking, but the injuries have troubled him ever since.

Complete Results:

171 starters, 118 classified finishers

244 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.610 km/hr

1	Gert-Jan Theunisse	PDM-Concorde	6hr 9min 3sec
2	Enrique Aja	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
3	Steven Rooks	PDM-Concorde	@ 6sec
4	Marino Lejarreta	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
5	Andreas Kappes	Toshiba-Look	37"
6	Miguel Indurain	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
7	Jesus Blanco	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
8	Raúl Alcalá	7-Eleven	s.t.
9	Ludo Peeters	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
10	Michaël Wilson	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
11	Arsenio Gonzalez	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
12	Francisco Mauleon	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
13	Angel Camarillo	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
14	William Palacio	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
15	Erik Breukink	Panasonic-Isostar	s.t.
16	Claude Criquielion	Hitachi-Bosal-BCE Snooker	s.t.
17	Alvaro Pino	BH Sport	s.t.
18	Inaki Gaston	Kelme	s.t.
19	Peter Winnen	Panasonic-Isostar	s.t.
20	Julian Gorospe	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
21	Luc Leblanc	Toshiba-Look	s.t.
22	Pedro Delgado	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
23	Jaanus Kuum	AD Renting	47"
24	Bob Roll	7-Eleven	2'22"
25	Jaime Tomas	BH Sport	s.t.
26	Jean-Claude Leclercq	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
27	Johnny Weltz	Fagor-MBK	s.t.
28	Edwig Van Hooydonck	Superconfex-Yoko	2'35"
29	Marc Van Orsouw	PDM-Concorde	2'41"
30	Phil Anderson	TVM-Van Schilt	2'52"
31	Dominique Arnould	Toshiba-Look	s.t.
32	Jesus Alonso	CLAS	s.t.
33	Niki Rüttimann	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
34	Eduardo Chozas	Kelme	s.t.
35	Gerhard Zadrobilek	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
36	Jörg Müller	PDM-Concorde	s.t.
37	Manuel Domínguez	BH Sport	s.t.
38	Eric Caritoux	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
39	Peter Hilse	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
40	Dick Dekker	TVM-Van Schilt	5'46"
41	Miguel Iglesias	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
42	Pello Ruiz	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
43	Jan Siemons	TVM-Van Schilt	s.t.
44	Rob Kleinsman	TVM-Van Schilt	s.t.
45	Manuel Guijarro	Kelme	s.t.
46	Jesus Arambarri	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
47	Henk Lubberding	Panasonic-Isostar	s.t.
48	Willy Willems	AD Renting	s.t.
49	José Gomez	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
50	Aurelio Robles	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
51	Enrique Alonso	Zahor Chocolates-Macario	s.t.
52	Javier Garcianda	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
53	Dominique Arnaud	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
54	Herminio Diaz	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
55	Francisco Ochaita	CLAS	s.t.
56	José-Antonio Casajus	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
57	Carlos Hernández	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
58	Manuel Cunha	CLAS	s.t.
59	Celestino Prieto	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
60	Antonio Balboa	Kelme	s.t.
61	Casimiro Moreda	CLAS	s.t.
62	Vicente Ridaura	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
63	José Sanchis	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
64	Juan-Carlos Arribas	BH Sport	s.t.
65	Roque De La Cruz	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
66	José Luis Villanueva	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
67	Jokin Mujika Aramburu	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
68	José-Ignacio Moratinos	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
69	Francisco Antequera	BH Sport	s.t.
70	Guillermo Arenas	BH Sport	s.t.
71	Guido Winterberg	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
72	Edi Kaegi	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
73	Marino Alonso	Teka-Mavic-Alan	s.t.
74	Maarten Ducrot	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
75	Jean François Bernard	Toshiba-Look	s.t.
76	Jon Unzaga Bombin	KAS-Mavic	10'08"
77	José Luis Moran	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
78	Kari Myyryläinen	Reynolds-Pinarello	s.t.
79	Masatoshi Ichikawa	Hitachi-Bosal-BCE Snooker	s.t.
80	Juan-Ramon Martin	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
81	Miguel Martínez	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
82	Roger Nathan Dahlberg	7-Eleven	s.t.
83	Fernando Martinez	KAS-Mavic	s.t.
84	Vicente Prado	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
85	Antonio Esparza	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
86	Jaime Vilamajo	Kelme	s.t.
87	Fabrice Philipot	Toshiba-Look	s.t.
88	Frédéric Guedon	CLAS	s.t.
89	Theo De Rooy	Panasonic-Isostar	s.t.
90	Juan Tomas Martinez	Kelme	12'07"
91	Isidro Araujo	CLAS	s.t.
92	José Antonio Sanchez	Caja Rural-Akai	s.t.
93	José-Julian Balaguer	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
94	Roberto Torres	Zahor Chocolates-Macario	s.t.
95	Nico Verhoeven	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
96	Luis Maria Diaz	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
97	Jos Lammertink	TVM-Van Schilt	s.t.
98	Othmar Häfliger	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
99	Francisco Lopez	Helios-Colchon	s.t.
100	Johannes Draaijer	PDM-Concorde	s.t.
101	Peter Stevenhaagen	PDM-Concorde	s.t.
102	Jens Veggerby	7-Eleven	s.t.
103	Frank Van Den Abbeele	AD Renting	s.t.
104	Benny Heylen	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
105	Patrick Van Passel	Superconfex-Yoko	15'18"
106	Arjan Jagt	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
107	Modesto Urrutibeazko	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
108	Pablo Moreno	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
109	Kurt Van Keirsbulck	AD Renting	s.t.
110	Jean-Jacques Philipp	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
111	Léo Wellens	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
112	Javier Castellar Devis	Seur-Campagnola	s.t.
113	Javier Duch Ballestar	CLAS	s.t.
114	Gino Van Hooydonck	Superconfex-Yoko	s.t.
115	John Baldi	Weinmann-La Suisse	s.t.
116	Peter Stevenson	7-Eleven	s.t.
117	Santiago Portillo	Zahor Chocolates-Macario	s.t.
118	Antonio Provencio	Seur-Campagnola	20'07"