Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer 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 Delio won the 1945 Vuelta a España 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Rodríguez |
| Born | 28 November 1923 Ponteareas, Spain |
| Died | 21 February 1984 (aged 60) Ponteareas, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major results
edit- 1946
- 1st Overall Tour of Galicia
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1947
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Overall Tour of Galicia
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
- 4th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1948
- 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1950
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 3, 4b, 6, 7 & 22
- 1st
- 1954
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1955
- 1st Overall Tour of Galicia
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 1
External links
edit- Emilio Rodríguez at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Official Tour de France results for Emilio Rodríguez
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