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1955 Volta A Catalunya
The 1955 Volta a Catalunya was the 35th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 3 September to 11 September 1955. The race started in Sabadell and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by José Gómez del Moral. General classification References 1955 Volta Volta may refer to: Persons * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt * Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–184 ... 1955 in Spanish road cycling September 1955 sports events in Europe {{Volta a Catalunya-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Gómez Del Moral
José Gómez del Moral (4 December 1931 – 7 August 2021) was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He was a professional cyclist from 1955 to 1963. During this time he won the Volta a Catalunya and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 1955 and the Vuelta a Colombia in 1957. He was the second, and last, non-Colombian winner of the Vuelta a Colombia of the 20th century. He was the brother of cyclist Antonio Gómez del Moral. Major results ;1955 : 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya : 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta : 7th Trofeo Masferrer ;1956 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía : 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana ::1st Stage 2 : 8th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta ;1957 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 7 : 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana ;1958 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 2 ;1959 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 3 : 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya : 8th Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña ;196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Jiménez Quiles
Antonio Jiménez Quiles (13 July 1934 – 15 June 2023) was a Spanish road cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1963, he most notably finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España. Jiménez Quiles died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 88. Major results ;1955 : 1st Overall : 1st Stage 4b |
1955 In Catalonia
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan, Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
