Antonio Suarez

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Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 – 6 January 1981) was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España. In addition, Suarez won the points classification at the 1961 Vuelta and a career total of five stages at the Vuelta.

Suárez also won a stage and finished on the podium in third place at the 1961 Giro d’Italia behind Arnaldo Pambianco of Italy and Jacques Anquetil of France.

[edit] Major achievements

1965 – Tedi Montjuich

1964 – IBAC

1963 – Faema-Flandria

6th, Overall, Vuelta a España
43rd, Overall, Tour de France

1962 – Ghigi

1961 – Faema

3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 7
4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Points Classification
- 1st, Stage 12, Valladolid -Palencia, 40 km (ITT)
Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion

1960 – Faema

1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 14, (San Sebastián - Vitoria, 263 km)
Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion
17th, Overall, Tour de France

1959 – Licor 43

1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 5, (Guadix -Murcia, 225 km)
- 1st, Stage 10, (Granollers- Lérida, 183 km)
Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion