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Emilio Rodríguez

Emilio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Emilio Rodríguez
Born (1923-11-28)28 November 1923
Ponteareas, Spain
Died 21 February 1984(1984-02-21) (aged 60)
Ponteareas, Spain
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
1950 Vuelta a España

Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España. Rodríguez's two brothers were also professional cyclists - his older brother Delio won the 1945 Vuelta a España and in total won 39 stages at the Vuelta a España. Emilio's other brother Manolo finished second in the general classification of the edition that Emilio won.



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