Manuel Costa (born 11 October 1921) was a Spanish professional

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 ...

. He held the red leader's jersey for twelve days during the

1946 Vuelta a España The 6th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 to 30 May 1946. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Dalmacio Langarica. Emilio Rodríg ...

, ultimately finishing in fourth place. He had a similar feat the following edition, where he finished second in the overall standings, after eleven days in the lead.

Major results

;1943 : 4th Overall

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

::1st Stage 2 ;1946 : 4th Overall

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 ...

;1947 : 2nd Overall

;1948 : 3rd Overall Volta a Tarragona ::1st Stage 2 : 6th Overall

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* * 1921 births Possibly living people Spanish male cyclists Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners People from Alt Penedès Cyclists from the Province of Barcelona 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-stub