José Manuel Ribeiro da Silva explained
| José Manuel Ribeiro da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Paredes, Portugal |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1955–1958 |
| Proteam1: | Académico |
| Proyears2: | 1957 |
| Proteam2: | Rochet–Dunlop |
| Proyears3: | 1958 |
| Majorwins: | Volta a Portugal (1955, 1957) |
José Manuel Ribeiro da Silva (16 February 1935 - 9 April 1958) was a Portuguese racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 1957 Tour de France.[2] [3] He also won the Volta a Portugal in 1955 and 1957.
Major results
- 1954
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Vuelta a Pontevedra
- 1955
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 1a, 1b & 12b
- 1956
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 8
- 1957
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 4 & 9
1st
4th Overall Vuelta a EspañaNotes and References
- Web site: José Manuel Ribeiro da Silva . Cycling Archives . 31 August 2020.
- Web site: Tour de France 1957 . Cycling Archives . 31 August 2020.
- Web site: 44ème Tour de France 1957. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306132312/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1947_1977/tdf1957.php. 6 March 2012.
