# CLAS–Cajastur

CLAS–Cajastur (UCI team code: CLA) was a Spanish professional cycling team that existed from 1988 to 1993. Tony Rominger won the general classification of the 1992 and 1993 editions of the Vuelta a España with the team.

## History

Carlos Muñiz Menendez tested positive for Caffeine after Stage 1 of the 1990 Vuelta a Andalucia, because of this result he was not signed again bythe team for the following season. Manuel Jorge Domínguez tested positive after Stage 12 of the 1992 Vuelta a España] for Amineptine he was docked 10 minutes in the overall classification and placed last on the stage.
Tony Rominger joined the team in 1992 achieving his first of three wins at the Vuelta a España.
In 1994 the team merged with Mapei–Viner creating the Mapei–CLAS team.

## Final roster

    As of 31 December 1993
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Julio Coello (ESP) | Julio Coello (ESP) | (1969-02-18)18 February 1969 (aged 24) |
| Federico Echave (ESP) | Federico Echave (ESP) | (1960-07-20)20 July 1960 (aged 33) |
| Fernando Escartín (ESP) | Fernando Escartín (ESP) | (1968-01-24)24 January 1968 (aged 25) |
| Francisco Espinosa (ESP) | Francisco Espinosa (ESP) | (1962-05-07)7 May 1962 (aged 31) |
| Manuel Fernández Ginés (ESP) | Manuel Fernández Ginés (ESP) | (1971-02-25)25 February 1971 (aged 22) |
| José Manuel Garcia (ESP) | José Manuel Garcia (ESP) | (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 25) |
| Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | (1963-05-25)25 May 1963 (aged 30) |
| Arsenio González (ESP) | Arsenio González (ESP) | (1960-03-09)9 March 1960 (aged 33) |
| Francisco Javier Mauleon (ESP) | Francisco Javier Mauleon (ESP) | (1965-09-16)16 September 1965 (aged 28) |
| Jörg Müller (SUI) | Jörg Müller (SUI) | (1961-01-23)23 January 1961 (aged 32) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Abraham Olano (ESP) | Abraham Olano (ESP) | (1970-01-22)22 January 1970 (aged 23) |
| Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP) | Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP) | (1970-07-08)8 July 1970 (aged 23) |
| Fabio Hernán Rodríguez (COL) | Fabio Hernán Rodríguez (COL) | (1966-09-21)21 September 1966 (aged 27) |
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | Tony Rominger (SUI) | (1961-03-27)27 March 1961 (aged 32) |
| José Roberto Sierra (ESP) | José Roberto Sierra (ESP) | (1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 26) |
| Jon Unzaga (ESP) | Jon Unzaga (ESP) | (1962-08-20)20 August 1962 (aged 31) |
| José Manuel Uría (ESP) | José Manuel Uría (ESP) | (1969-12-01)1 December 1969 (aged 24) |
| Xabier Usabiaga (ESP) | Xabier Usabiaga (ESP) | (1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 24) |
| José Luis Villanueva Orihuela (ESP) | José Luis Villanueva Orihuela (ESP) | (1965-04-28)28 April 1965 (aged 28) |

## Major wins

Sources:

### 1988

    Stage 1 Vuelta a Cantabria, Casimiro Moreda
    Stage 9 Volta a Portugal, Manuel Cunha
    Stage 7 Vuelta a Murcia, Casimiro Moreda

### 1989

    Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country, Casimiro Moreda
    Stage 2a Grand Prix du Midi Libre, Casimiro Moreda
    Trofeo Masferrer, Casimiro Moreda
    Stage 4 Vuelta a La Rioja, Américo José Neves Da Silva
    Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a Castilla y León

### 1990

    Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, Iñaki Gastón
    Klasika Primavera, Iñaki Gastón
    Vuelta a España
       Combination classification, Federico Echave
       Stage 17, Federico Echave
    Stage 4 (ITT) Vuelta a Aragon, Iñaki Gastón
    Stage 1 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Federico Echave
    Stage 5 Tour of Galicia, Federico Echave
    Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Iñaki Gastón

### 1991

    Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Federico Echave
    Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Francisco Espinosa

### 1992

    Prologue & Stage 5 Paris–Nice, Tony Rominger
    Overall Tour of the Basque Country, Tony Rominger
       Stages 2 & 5b (ITT), Tony Rominger
    Klasika Primavera, Federico Echave
    Vuelta a España, Tony Rominger
       Combination classification, Tony Rominger
       Stage 8, Jon Unzaga
       Stage 15, Francisco Javier Mauleón
       Stages 19 (ITT) & 20, Tony Rominger
    Stage 1a Vuelta Asturias, Tony Rominger
    Stage 6 Volta a Catalunya, Tony Rominger
    Subida al Naranco, Tony Rominger
    Grand Prix Téléglobe, Federico Echave
    Giro di Lombardia, Tony Rominger
    Stage 1a Escalada a Montjuïc, Tony Rominger
    Firenze–Pistoia, Tony Rominger

### Supplementary statistics

Sources:
Grand Tours by highest finishing position :
| Race | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Vuelta a España | 30 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Giro d'Italia | – | – | 5 | 13 | – | – |
| Tour de France | – | – | – | 33 | 19 | 2 |
| Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Paris–Nice | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 |
| / Tirreno–Adriatico | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | – |
| Volta a Catalunya | – | – | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 24 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Tour de Romandie | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tour de Suisse | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Vuelta a Burgos | – | 10 | 20 | 6 | 3 | – |
| Ronde van Nederland | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Monument races by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Monument | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Milan–San Remo | – | – | – | 16 | 21 | 19 |
| Tour of Flanders | – | – | – | 29 | 118 | 94 |
| Paris–Roubaix | – | – | – | 81 | – | – |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | – | – | – | 41 | 5 | 2 |
| Giro di Lombardia | – | – | 5 | 45 | 1 | – |
| Classics by highest finishing position ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Omloop Het Volk | – | – | DNF | 57 | – | – |
| E3 Harelbeke | – | – | – | 15 | – | – |
| Gent–Wevelgem | – | – | – | 100 | 20 | – |
| Amstel Gold Race | – | – | – | 24 | 61 | – |
| La Flèche Wallonne | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 32 | – | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |