Antonio Suárez

Antonio Suárez

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Born	May 20, 1932 Madrid, Spain
Died	January 6, 1981 (aged 48) Madrid, Spain
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
1959 Vuelta a España
Infobox last updated on April 7, 2009

Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 – 6 January 1981) was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España. In addition, Suarez won the points classification at the 1961 Vuelta and a career total of five stages at the Vuelta.

Suárez also won a stage and finished on the podium in third place at the 1961 Giro d’Italia behind Arnaldo Pambianco of Italy and Jacques Anquetil of France.

Major achievements

1957 – Guardio de Franco

???, Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, Stage 16, (San Sebastián - Bilbao, 193 km)

1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol

1958 – Lube

1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol

64th, Overall, Tour de France

1959 – Licor 43

1st, Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, King of the Mountains Classification

1st, Stage 5, (Guadix -Murcia, 225 km)

1st, Stage 10, (Granollers- Lérida, 183 km)

Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion

1960 – Faema

Vuelta a España

1st, Stage 14, (San Sebastián - Vitoria, 263 km)

Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion

17th, Overall, Tour de France

1961 – Faema

3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia

1st, Stage 7

4th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, Points Classification

1st, Stage 12, Valladolid -Palencia, 40 km (ITT)

Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion

1962 – Ghigi

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1963 – Faema-Flandria

6th, Overall, Vuelta a España

43rd, Overall, Tour de France

1964 – IBAC

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1965 – Tedi Montjuich

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External links

• Antonio Suárez profile at Cycling Archives