António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018),
commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional
road cyclist
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. He won the
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the
Tour de France
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from 1956 until 1958 and again in 1960.
He also won a stage of the
1961 Vuelta a España
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.
Major results
;1950
: 1st
Junior National Road Race Championships
;1951
: 1st Overall
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
::1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 3
;1952
: 1st
Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
The Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho (Portuguese for ''July 9 Cycling Race'') is a single day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil. It was created in 1933 by journalist Cásper Líbero. He worked at the Gazeta Esportiva sports newspaper and creat ...
: 1st Stage 9
Tour du Maroc
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
;1954
: 1st
National Road Race Championships
;1955
: 1st
Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
The Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho (Portuguese for ''July 9 Cycling Race'') is a single day road bicycle racing event held in Brazil. It was created in 1933 by journalist Cásper Líbero. He worked at the Gazeta Esportiva sports newspaper and creat ...
: 1st Stages 4, 7, 8b, 9, 10 & 12a
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
;1956
: 1st
National Road Race Championships
: 1st Overall
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
::1st Stages 2a, 4a, 7, 8b, 9b, 10b, 12, 14 & 15
: 8th Overall
Four Days of Dunkirk
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: 10th Overall
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
;1958
: 1st Overall
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
::1st Stages 1b, 8, 12, 17, 21, 22a & 23
;1959
: 1st Stages 5a, 5b (
TTT), 13, 14, 15a, 16a & 19
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal (), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta (), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week span.
History
The competition started in 1927, alt ...
;1960
: 1st Stages 1 & 6
Tour du Maroc
Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco. The editions 1957–1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
: 9th Overall
Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...
;1961
: 1st Stage 9
Vuelta a España
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: 8th Overall
Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...
::1st Stage 4
References
External links
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1931 births
2018 deaths
Portuguese male cyclists
People from Figueira da Foz
Volta a Portugal winners
Portuguese Vuelta a España stage winners
S.L. Benfica (cycling)
Sportspeople from Coimbra District
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen