Vicente Iturat Explained

Vicente Iturat
Birth Date:22 August 1928
Birth Place:Alcalà de Xivert, Spain
Death Place:Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter

Vicente Iturat Gil (22 August 1928 in Alcalà de Xivert – 18 August 2017 in Vilanova i la Geltrú)[1] was a Spanish professional road cyclist.[2] A sprinter, Iturat won the Points classification in the 1957 Vuelta a España, as well as four stages of the Vuelta a España throughout his career. He also competed in multiple editions of both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. He also notably won the Euskal Bizikleta stage race in 1953.

Major results

1952
  • 2nd GP Pascuas
    1953
  • 1st Overall Euskal Bizikleta
  • 2nd GP Pascuas
  • 2nd Trofeo Masferrer
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
  • 1st Stages 4 & 6
    1954
  • 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1955
  • 1st GP Pascuas
  • 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
  • 2nd Trofeo Masferrer
  • 5th Overall Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 8
    1956
  • 1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
  • 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
  • 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 1st Stage 5
    1957
  • 1st Points classification Vuelta a España
  • 1st Trofeo Masferrer
    1958
  • 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya
    1959
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stages 1 & 8 Vuelta a Andalucía
    1960
  • 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a España
    1961
  • 1st GP Pascuas
  • 6th Overall Vuelta a España
  • 1st Stage 3
    1962
  • 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Nos deja Vicente Iturat . Biciciclismo.com . 19 August 2017 . 23 March 2020.
    2. Web site: Vicente Iturat . ProCyclingStats . 14 May 2017.