Antonio Suárez

Tour of Spain 1959: winner Giro d'Italia 1961: 3rd place

Antonio Suárez Vázquez ( born May 20, 1932 in Madrid, † January 6, 1981 ) was a Spanish cyclist.

Career

His most significant success was winning the overall Klassementes Tour of Spain in 1959 where he also chose the mountain classification for itself. In 1961 he won also the points classification in this tour. Between 1959 and 1961 he was three-time Spanish road champion. In the Tour of Italy in 1961, he won not only a stage, but managed the first Spaniard to jump on the podium as third overall.

Key Achievements

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