Salvador Botella Rodrigo (March 27, 1929 – December 18, 2006) was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962.[1] 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.

Salvador Botella
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Botella Rodrigo
Born(1929-03-27)27 March 1929
Almussafes, Spain
Died18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 77)
Ribarroja del Turia, Spain
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1954Ideor
1955Ignis
1956Splendid
1957Ignis–Doniselli
1958–1962Faema–Guerra

Major results

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1953
1st   Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3
1954
1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta
1st Overall Vuelta a Levante
4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1955
1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
1st Stage 10 Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 3 Tour des Pyrénées
2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 8
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1956
1st Stage 4 Euskal Bizikleta
2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu
1957
2nd Overall Vuelta a Levante
1st Stages 4 & 6
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 8
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
1st Stages 2 & 3
6th Trofeo Masferrer
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1958
1st   Points classification Vuelta a España
1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia
2nd National Road Race Championships
1959
1st   Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1960
1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
7th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 9
1961
1st Overall Vuelta a Levante
1st Stages 6 & 8 Vuelta a Andalucía

References

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