Emilio Rodríguez
Road bicycle racer
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| Intro | Road bicycle racer | |
| A.K.A. | Emilio Rodriguez Barros | |
| A.K.A. | Emilio Rodriguez Barros | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Athlete Sport cyclist | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 November 1923, Ponteareas | |
| Death | 21 February 1984Ponteareas (aged 60 years) |
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Biography
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.
Major results
- 1946
- 8th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1st, Overall Your of Galicia
- 1947
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Asturias
- 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 2, (Albacete - Murcia, 146 km)
- 1st, Overall Your of Galicia
- 1st, Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1948
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1950
- Vuelta a España
- Overall winner
- 1st, King of the Mountains Classification
- 1st, Stage 3, (Leon - Gijon, 148 km)
- 1st, Stage 4b, (Torrelavega - Santander, 78 km) leaders jersey
- 1st, Stage 6, (Bilbao - Irun, 240 km)
- 1st, Stage 7, (Irun - Pamplona, 109 km)
- 1st, Stage 22, (Talavera de la Reina - Madrid, 117 km)
- 1954
- Spain National Cycling Champion
- 43rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 4th, Overall, Euskal Bizikleta
- 1955
- 1st, Overall Your of Galicia
- 5th, Overall, Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st, Stage 1, (Mieres - Llanes, 184 km)
- 24th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1956
- 11th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1957
- 43rd, Overall, Vuelta a España