Antonio Suárez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Suárez Vázquez |
| Born |
May 20, 1932 Madrid, Spain |
| Died |
January 6, 1981 (aged 48) Madrid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1959 Vuelta a España | |
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.
Major results
- 1957 – Guardio de Franco
- ???, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 16, (San Sebastián - Bilbao, 193 km)
- 1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol
- 1958 – Lube
- 1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol
- 64th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1959 – Licor 43
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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)
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Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion - 1960 – Faema
- Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 14, (San Sebastián - Vitoria, 263 km)
- Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion
- 17th, Overall, Tour de France
- 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
- 1962 – Ghigi
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- 1963 – Faema-Flandria
- 6th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 43rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1964 – IBAC
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- 1965 – Tedi Montjuich
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External links
- Antonio Suárez at Cycling Archives
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