Francisco Masip Explained
| Francisco Masip |
| Fullname: | Francisco Masip Llop[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Death Place: | Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1948 |
| Proteam1: | Insecticidas Z.Z. |
| Proyears2: | 1949–1951 |
| Proteam2: | Individual |
| Proyears3: | 1952 |
| Proteam3: | Torpado |
| Proyears4: | 1953 |
| Proteam4: | Metropole-Hutchinson |
| Proyears5: | 1953 |
| Proteam5: | Peña Solera |
| Proyears6: | 1954 |
| Proteam6: | Gitane–Hutchinson |
| Proyears7: | 1954 |
| Proteam7: | Ideor |
| Proyears8: | 1954–1956 |
| Proteam8: | Splendid-d'Alessandro |
| Proyears9: | 1957 |
| Proteam9: | Ignis–Doniselli |
| Proyears10: | 1957 |
| Proteam10: | Mobylette Coabania |
| Proyears11: | 1958 |
| Proteam11: | Ignis–Doniselli |
| Proyears12: | 1958 |
| Proteam12: | Peña Solera-Cacaolat |
| Proyears13: | 1959 |
| Proteam13: | Maderas Goiria |
| Proyears14: | 1960 |
| Proteam14: | Maderas Goiria |
| Proyears15: | 1960 |
| Majorwins: | Spanish National Road Race Championships (1953)
1st stages in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (1955) |
Francisco Masip (8 August 1926 – 25 September 2015) was a Spanish professional cyclist.[2] He was professional from 1948 until 1960.[3] [4]
Biography
Masip was born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet on August 8, 1926, and in Catalonia.[5] He has lived in Santa Coloma de Gramenet for his entire life.[6]
Career
He was the first Spanish cyclist to participate in five consecutive Tour de France editions, between 1951 and 1955. His cycling career spanned 16 seasons, from 1945 to 1960, in which he obtained a total of 19 victories.[7]
Major results
- 1945
3rd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1946
5th Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1948
1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1949
3rd National Climbing Championships
- 1950
1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
1st Trofeo Masferrer
2nd Overall GP Catalunya
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1951
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1952
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1953
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1954
1st Clásica a los Puertos
2nd Overall Volta a Tarragona
4th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1955
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
1st Stages 1 & 6
1st Stage 6a Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Clásica a los Puertos
3rd Trofeo Masferrer
- 1956
1st Trofeo Masferrer
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
3rd National Climbing Championships
- 1959
6th Overall Euskal BizikletaGrand Tour results
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
Giro d'Italia
Notes and References
- Web site: Francisco MASIP LLOP . it. 2020-04-13 . museociclismo.it.
- Web site: Francisco Masip, el campeón. es. 2020-04-13. firstcycling.com.
- Web site: Francisco Masip Llop. it. 2020-04-13 . museociclismo.it.
- Web site: Fallece Francisco Masip . 25 September 2015 . Mundo Deportivo . 16 October 2021.
- Web site: Photo album Francisco Masip Llop. 2020-04-13 . cyclingarchives.com/.
- Web site: Francisco Masip information. 2020-04-13 . worldcyclingstats.com.
- Web site: Francisco Masip. 2020-04-13. firstcycling.com.
- Web site: Francisco Masip information. fr. 2020-04-13. lequipe.fr. 2006-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20061125161525/http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/CyclismeFicheCoureur5753.html. dead.
