Antonio Suárez

Antonio Suárez

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Born	(1932-05-20)May 20, 1932 Madrid, Spain
Died	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 at Cycling Archives