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Manuel Martín Piñera
Manuel Martín Piñera (born 3 June 1931) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He most notably won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España, among many other professional wins. Biography Manuel Martín was born in Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabri on June 3, 1931. After retiring in 1970, a friend offered him a job at a company where he stayed until retirement. Career Martín as professional from 1955 to 1969, where he notably won five stages of the Vuelta a España. Height 1.72 and weight in form 68–70 kg. He was considered a rouleur with great physical strength. He started his career late, at the age of 24 in the beginners category. After two successful seasons, he upgraded to an Independent, and two years later, in 1958, he signed with . In 1968, at 38 years old, Lagaríca signed with Karpy (cycling team), Karpy, and won 2 stages in the Vuelta España in which he was also a team leader. He retired after the following season. Major results ;1958 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabezón De La Sal
Cabezón de la Sal is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ..., Spain. According to the 2023 census, the town has a population of 8,181 inhabitants. Festivals The following are a list of festivals in Cabezón de la Sal: * 2 February: Las Candelas in Casar de Periedo * 9 March: La Castañera in Vernejo * 29 June: Saint Peter in Carrejo * Día de Cantabria or Día de la Montaña (Cantabrian day) celebrated on second Sunday of August. * 16 August: San Roque in La Pesa district in Cabezón de la Sal, Bustablado and Duña. * 12 October: El Pilar in Las Casucas (A famous district in the town of Cabezón de la Sal). * 11 November: Saint Martin, patron saint of the town. Towns The following are a list of tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuelta A Los Valles Mineros
The Vuelta a los Valles Mineros was a road bicycle race held annually in Asturias, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ... from 1965 until 1997. In 2021, 24 years after its last professional edition in 1997, the race was revived as a cadet category competition. Winners References 1965 establishments in Spain 1997 disestablishments in Spain Recurring sporting events established in 1965 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1997 Defunct cycling races in Spain {{Spain-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. * January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film ''City Lights'' receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Albert Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film, but with a score by Chaplin. Critically and commercially successful from the start, it will place consistently in lists of films considered the best of all time. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Giro D'Italia
The 1967 Giro d'Italia was the 50th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Treviglio, on 20 May, with a stage and concluded in Milan, on 11 June, with a split leg. A total of 130 riders from 13 teams entered the 22-stage race, which was won by Italian Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Franco Balmamion and Frenchman Jacques Anquetil, respectively. Teams Thirteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1967 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 130 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 70 made it to the finish in Milan. The teams entering the race were: Pre-race favorites The starting peloton did include the 1966 winner, Gianni Motta. ''l'Unità'' writer Gino Sala named Felice Gimondi, Jacques Anquetil, Vittorio Adorni, Eddy Merckx, and Motta as the main c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Vuelta A España
The 21st Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of , and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification. Teams and riders Route Results Final General Classification References Results on cyclebase.nl External linksLa Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1966 1966 in road cycling 1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ... 1966 in Spanish sport 1966 Super Prestige Pernod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Vuelta A España
The 18th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 1 May to 15 May 1963. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of , and was won by Jacques Anquetil of the St. Raphael-Gitane cycling team. Not only did Anquetil complete his Grand Tour treble, this also marked the first time in history a rider won two Grand Tours in the same calendar year for his team sponsor (since most Grand Tours from the 1930s until the early 1960s were contested in national teams). Bas Maliepaard won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification. Teams and riders Route Results References External linksLa Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1963 1963 in road cycling 1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Vuelta A España
The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over , ridden at an average speed of . Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event. Teams and riders Route Classification leadership Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1962 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Vuelta A España
The 16th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of , and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team. Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification. Teams and riders Route Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1961 1961 in road cycling 1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ... 1961 in Spanish sport 1961 Super Prestige Pernod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Vuelta A España
The 15th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of pain-nl, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Frans De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team. Arthur Decabooter won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification. Teams and riders Route Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1960 1960 in road cycling 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... 1960 in Spanish sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Vuelta A España
Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's Moon, where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first spacecraft to go into heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** The southernmost island of the Maldives archipelago, Addu Atoll, declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the United Suvadive Republic. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 – The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Tour De France
The 1964 Tour de France was the 51st edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 22 June and 14 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Stages 3, 10 and 22 were all two-part stages with the first half being a regular stage and the second half being a Team time trial, team or individual time trial. It was the only Tour de France to include a mid-stage climb to the Alpe d'Huez ski resort. The race was eventually won by Jacques Anquetil following an epic shoulder-to-shoulder battle with Raymond Poulidor during stage 20. Teams The 1964 Tour started with 132 cyclists, divided into 12 teams of 11 cyclists. The teams entering the race were: * * * * * * * * * * * * Pre-race favourites The main favourite was defending champion Jacques Anquetil. He had won the 1964 Giro d'Italia earlier that year, and was trying to win a Tour-Giro double, which at that moment had only been done by Fausto Coppi. Route and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Tour De France
The 1963 Tour de France was the 50th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took place between 23 June and 14 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . Stages 2 and 6 were both two part stages, the first half being a regular stage and the second half being a Team time trial, team or individual time trial. The Tour organisers were trying to break the dominance of Anquetil, who had won already three Tours, by reducing the time trials length to only , so that the climbing capabilities would be more important. Nonetheless, the race was won by Anquetil, who was able to stay close to his main rival Federico Bahamontes in the mountains, one time even by faking a mechanical problem in order to get a bicycle that was more suited for the terrain. Bahamontes finished as the second-placed cyclist, but won the mountains classification in the Tour de France, mountains classification. The points classification in the Tour de France, points clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
