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Historic Overview Salvador Botella Rodrigo

Rider

Overall Rank561
NameSalvador BOTELLA RODRIGO
Country
  Spain
Date of birth27-Mar-1929 - Almussafes (Levante)
Date of death18-Dec-2006 - Ribarroja (Comunidad Valenciana)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Salvador Botella Rodrigo (March 27, 1929 – December 18, 2006) was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962. He won the Volta a Catalunya in 1953 and 1959. He participated in 19 Grand Tours, including eight editions of the Vuelta a España, seven of the Giro d'Italia, and four of the Tour de France. He won the Points classification in 1958 Vuelta a España.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1953, 1959
Vuelta a Valencia 1954
Giro d'Italia - stages 1958 (1), 1960 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1960 (1)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1953 (1), 1955 (1), 1957 (1)
Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta del Sol - stages 1955 (1), 1961 (2)
Vuelta a Valencia - stages 1954 (1), 1957 (2), 1960 (1)
Barcelona - Madrid - stages 1960 (1), 1961 (1)
Euskal Bizikleta - stages 1954 (1), 1956 (1)
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Seasons

Salvador Botella Rodrigo - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1952 Individual 43 556
2. 1953 Individual 488 100
3. 1954 Ideor 703 63
4. 1955 Terrot - Hutchinson 1098 38
5. 1956 Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert 729 62
6. 1957 Faema - Guerra 743 66
7. 1958 Faema - Guerra - Clément 1421 25
8. 1959 Faema - Guerra 796 66
9. 1960 Faema 733 79
10. 1961 Faema 664 87
11. 1962 Faema 148 292
Overall: 7566 561