Ventura Díaz Explained

Ventura Díaz
Birth Date:	26 August 1937
Birth Place:	Santander, Spain
Height:	1.71 m
Weight:	72 kg
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1961–1963
Proyears2:	1964
Proteam2:	Inuri
Proyears3:	1964
Proyears4:	1965
Proteam4:	Olsa
Proyears5:	1966–1968
Proyears6:	1969
Proteam6:	Karpy
Proyears7:	1970–1972
Proyears8:	1973–1975
Proteam8:	Monteverde
Proyears9:	1976

Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1] He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, finishing 9th in 1974, as well as two of the Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. His biggest wins were the 1970 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros and the 1970 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.

Major results

1961

1st Stage 9 Volta a Catalunya

2nd Subida a Arrate

1962

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

1963

1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao

9th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta

1964

1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir

1965

2nd Team time trial, UCI World Road Championships

2nd Subida al Naranco

1966

2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

7th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta

1967

2nd Subida a Arrate

10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

1968

3rd National Hill Climb Championships

1969

3rd Subida a Urkiola

1970

1st Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

1st Stage 2a

1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana

1st Stage 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre

5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

7th Overall Volta a Catalunya

7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1971

10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1972

4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1973

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Segovia

3rd Klasika Primavera

7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

8th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

10th Subida a Arrate

1974

1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Cantabria

3rd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships

6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

9th Overall Vuelta a España

1975

1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country

2nd GP Vizcaya

Notes and References

Web site: Ventura Díaz Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053250/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/ventura-diaz-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.