Francisco Gabicacogeascoa Ibarra (31 December 1937 – 7 July 2014) was a professional road bicycle racer between 1961 and 1972. Of his 21 professional victories, Gabica is most famous for winning the 1966 Vuelta a España besting runnerup Eusebio Velez of Spain and third-place finisher Carlos Echeverria of Spain. At the 1968 Vuelta, Gabica captured three mountainous stages to win the climbers classification.

Major achievements

1961 – Kas-Royal-Asport

1st, Stage 5, Grand Prix d'Eibar

2nd, Overall, Tour de l'Avenir

1962 – Kas

1st, Grand Prix Primavera

5th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1963 – Kas-Kaskol

1st, Stage 4, Grand Prix de Torrelavega

1964 – Kas-Kaskol

1st, Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña (now known as, GP Miguel Induráin)

1st, Stage 7, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1st, Stage 3, Volta a Catalunya

1st, Prix de Pola de Lena

9th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1965 – Kas-Kaskol

1st, Grand Prix de Zumaia

1st, Stages 2 and 6, Tour du Levant

1st, Stages 1 and 5a, Volta a Catalunya

6th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1966 – Kas-Kaskol

1st, Overall, Vuelta a España (and Stage 15a win)

3rd, Overall, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (and Stage 1 win)

1967 – Kas-Kaskol

Spanish National Road Race Cycling Champion

8th, Overall, Giro d'Italia (and Stage 17 win)

1968 – Fagor

13th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, King of the Mountains classification

1970 – Kas-Kaskol

1st, Grand Prix Villafranca de Ordizia

1st, Mémorial Uriona

1st, Trophée Grutas San Jose

• 1963: 14th overall
• 1964: 13th overall
• 1965: 10th overall
• 1966: 7th overall
• 1969: 24th overall
• 1970: 23rd overall