Mariano Cañardo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano Cañardo |
| Born |
5 February 1906 Olite, Spain |
| Died | 20 May 1987 (aged 81) Barcelona, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| Volta a Catalunya (7x) | |
Mariano Cañardo Lacasta (5 February 1906 in Olite – 21 June 1987 in Barcelona) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. Cañardo has won a record seven editions of the Volta a Catalunya (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939). On Daniel Marszalek's cyclist ranking, Cañardo is ranked 92nd.
In 1930, he became the first Spaniard to win the Tour of the Basque Country after placing third in 1928 and he won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
In 1935, he finished second overall to Belgian Gustaaf Deloor and won stage 5 in the first Vuelta a España. He won two stages at the 1936 Vuelta a España. Cañardo won Stage 14 Bourg-Madame to Ax-les-Thermes in the 1937 Tour de France.
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