Luis Otaño Explained

Luis Otaño
Full Name:Luis Otaño Arcelus
Birth Date:1934 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Errenteria, Spain
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1957
Proteam1:Real Union Irun–Hojas Palmera
Proyears2:1958
Proteam2:Caobania–S.D. Beasain
Proyears3:1958
Proteam3:Mobylette GAC
Proyears4:1959
Proteam4:Licor 43
Proyears5:1959
Proteam5:Peugeot–BP–Dunlop
Proyears6:1960–1961
Proteam6:Saint-Raphael–Geminiani
Proyears7:1961
Proteam7:Licor 43
Proyears8:1962–1963
Proteam8:Margnat–Paloma
Proyears9:1964–1965
Proteam10:Ferrys
Proyears10:1966–1968
Proteam9:Fagor

Luis Otaño Arcelus (born 26 January 1934 in Errenteria, Gipuzkoa)[1] is a former Spanish Basque professional road bicycle racer. In 1964, Otaño lost the 1964 Vuelta a España to Raymond Poulidor by only 33 seconds.

Major results

1958

5th Overall Vuelta a España

1960
  • 1st Stage 4 Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
  • 1st Stages 1a & 1b 3 jours d'Anvers Driedaagse van Antwerpen
  • 3rd Paris–Tours
  • 6th Overall Menton–Roma
    1961
  • 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 4 Circuit d'Aquitaine
  • 2nd Ronde des Korrigans
  • 3rd Overall GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
    1962
  • 1st Road Race, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
  • 3rd Tour de Haute-Loire
  • 3rd Saint-Gaudens 2nd GP du Parisien
    1963
  • 1st Stage 3a Volta a Catalunya
  • 1st Stage 5 Circuit du Provençal
  • 1st Stage 1 GP du Midi-Libre
  • 2nd Saint-Gaudens
  • 2nd GP du Parisien
    1964
  • 1st GP Pascuas
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 9
  • 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
  • 3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Subida al Naranco
    1965
  • 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
  • 2nd Overall GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Hill Climb, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Trofeo Jaumandreu
  • 2nd Klasika Primavera
  • 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo
  • 8th Barcelona–Andorra
    1966
  • 1st Road Race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Stage 15 Tour de France
  • 1st Stage 10a Vuelta a España
  • 1st GP Virgen Blanca
  • 1st Vailly-sur-Sauldre
  • 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Ávila
  • 1st Stage 1b Vuelta a Levante
  • 6th Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
  • 10th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.eitb.com/sports/cycling/professional-riders/riders/4542/otaño-luis/en/ Page on Luis Otaño