Salvador Cardona
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Salvador Cardona Balbastre |
Date of birth | January 12, 1901 |
Date of death | January 15, 1985 (aged 84) |
Country | Spain |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1928 1929 1934–1935 |
Elvish Elvish-Fontan Orbea |
Major wins | |
Spain National Road Cycling Championship (1935) Tour de France, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 2 stages Volta a Catalunya (1931) |
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Infobox last updated on: | |
November 17, 2007 |
Salvador Cardona Balbastre (January 12, 1901 - January 15, 1985) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist from Alfauir. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
[edit] Major Results
- 1929
- 4th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 9
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Levante
- 1931
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1933
- 1st, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1935
- Spain National Road Cycling Championship
- 1st, Stage 6 & 7, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Mallorca
- 1936
- 1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España
[edit] External links
- Salvador Cardona profile at the Cycling Website
- Palmares by cyclebase.nl
- Results in Tour de France
- Article about Salvador Cardona (Spanish)
Persondata | |
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NAME | Cardona, Salvador |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1901-01-12 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alfauir, Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | 1985-01-15 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Spain |