Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional

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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

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won the

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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 : 1st Overall

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: 8th Overall Vuelta a España :: 1st

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;1947 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya :: 1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 1st Overall

: 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos : 4th Overall Vuelta a España :: 1st

:: 1st Stage 2 ;1948 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya : 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana : 2nd Overall Vuelta a España ;1950 : 1st Jersey gold

Overall Vuelta a España :: 1st

:: 1st Stages 3, 4b, 6, 7 & 22 ;1954 : 1st MaillotEspaña

Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;1955 :1st Overall

: 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias :: 1st Stage 1

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Emilio Rodríguez
1923 births 1984 deaths People from Ponteareas Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Vuelta a España winners Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Spanish male cyclists {{Spain-cycling-bio-stub