Antonio Suárez Explained

Antonio Suárez
Fullname:	Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Birth Date:	20 May 1932
Birth Place:	Madrid, Spain
Death Place:	Madrid, Spain
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Majorwins:	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

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

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

1963 - Faema-Flandria

6th, Overall, Vuelta a España

43rd, Overall, Tour de France

1964 - IBAC

1965 - Tedi Montjuich