Personal information | |
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Full name | Antonio Suárez Vázquez |
Born |
Madrid, Spain |
May 20, 1932
Died | January 6, 1981 Madrid, Spain |
(aged 48)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Major wins | |
1959 Vuelta a España |
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.