Vicente López Carril

Vicente López
Personal information
Full name Vicente López Carril
Born December 2, 1942
A Coruña, Spain
Died March 29, 1980 (aged 37)
Gijón, Spain
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1966–1975 Kas-Kaskol
1976–1978 Kas-Campagnolo
1979 Teka
Major wins
 Spain Road Race Championship (1974)
Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
Tour de France, 3 stages
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
Infobox last updated on
December 4, 2007

Vicente López Carril (December 2, 1942, A Coruña, province of A Coruña - March 29, 1980, Gijón, Asturias) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist from A Coruña. He finished among the first ten rider in the overall classification of several Grand Tours and third in 1974 Tour de France. During his career he also won three stages of Tour de France, as well as a stage in both Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.

Palmarès

1971
Trofeo Elola
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 5
Tour de France:
10th place overall classification
1972
GP Navarra
1973
Tour de France:
Winner stage 9
9th place overall classification
1974
Le Creusot
 Spain National Road Race Championship
Tour de France:
Winner stage 11
3rd place overall classification
1975
Saussignac
Vuelta a Levante
Tour de France:
Winner stage 17
5th place overall classification
1976
Vuelta a España:
Winner stage 15
Tour de France:
10th place overall classification
1977
GP Navarra
Klasika Primavera
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
Vuelta Ciclista Asturias

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