Emilio Rodríguez
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Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923 - 21 February 1984) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España. Rodríguez's two brothers were also professional cyclists - his older brother Delio win the 1945 Vuelta a España and in total won 40 stages at the Vuelta a España. Emilio's other brother Manolo finished second in the general classification of the edition that Emilio won.
[edit] Major achievements
- 1946
- 8th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1947
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Asturias
- 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1948
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1950
- Vuelta a España
Overall winner- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 3, (Leon - Gijon, 148 km)
- 1st, Stage 4b, (Torrelavega - Santander, 78 km) leaders jersey
- 1st, Stage 6, (Bilbao - Irun, 240 km)
- 1st, Stage 7, (Irun - Pamplona, 109 km)
- 1st, Stage 22, (Talavera de la Reina - Madrid, 117 km)
- 1954
Spain National Cycling Champion- 43rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 4th, Overall, Euskal Bizikleta
- 1955
- 5th, Overall, Vuelta a Asturias
- 24th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1956
- 11th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1957
- 43rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Bernardo Ruiz |
Winner of the Vuelta a España 1950 |
Succeeded by Jean Dotto |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Rodríguez Barros, Emilio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923-11-28 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ponteareas, Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984-02-21 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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