Joan Calucho | |
Fullname: | Joan Calucho Mestres |
Birth Date: | 25 June 1925 |
Birth Place: | Lleida, Catalonia, Spain |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1945 |
Proteam1: | AC Montjuïc |
Proyears2: | 1946 |
Proteam2: | CC Lleida |
Proyears3: | 1947 |
Proteam3: | AC Montjuïc |
Proyears4: | 1948 |
Proteam4: | CC Lleida |
Proyears5: | 1950 |
Proteam5: | UC Lleida |
Proyears6: | 1952 |
Proteam6: | CC Barcelona[1] |
Proyears7: | 1953-1954 |
Proteam7: | UC Terrassa |
Proyears8: | 1955 |
Proteam8: | Mobylette |
Proyears9: | 1958-1959 |
Proteam9: | Sicoris |
Joan Calucho (born 25 June 1925)[2] is a Spanish former cyclist, who was professional between 1945 and 1959. In 1945, Joan Calucho turned professional with the AC Montjuïc team. His first victory was at the Volta a Lleida that season, which he won again three years later.[3]
Joan Calucho was born in Lleida on 25 June 1925.[4] His brother Jaume Calucho Mestres was also a professional cyclist.[5] In 1955, Calucho competed in the Vuelta a España. After UC Terrassa announced 1954 would be its final season in professional cycling, he moved to Mobylette for the 1955 season. Calucho retired in 1959.[6]