Agustín Tamames Iglesias (born 19 October 1944) is a former Spanish

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

. In 1975, he won the overall title and five stages of the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

. Over his entire career, Tamames won 11 stage wins at the Vuelta a España. He also competed in the individual road race at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

Major achievements

;1970 * 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st, KoM ** 1st, Stage 9 ;1971 * 7th, Overall, Vuelta a España * 1st, Stage 9 ;1972 * 3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st, Stage 13 ** 1st, Stage 16 ;1974 * 17th, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st, Stage 17 ** 1st, Stage 18 ;1975 * Jersey yellow

1st, Overall,

** 1st, Stage 3 ** 1st, Stage 12 ** 1st, Stage 14 ** 1st, Stage 15 ** 1st, Stage 16 * 3rd, Overall,

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'') is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is ...

** 1st, Stage 1 ** 1st, Stage 4 ;1976 * National Road Race Champion

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* * (archived) * * * * 1944 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Vuelta a España winners Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from the Province of Salamanca Olympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Castile and León Vuelta a Asturias winners 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1940s-stub