Agustín Tamames Iglesias (born 19 October 1944) is a former Spanish

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 common ...

. In 1975 he won the overall title and five stages of the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage 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'Italia, the r ...

. Over his entire career, Tamames won 11 stage wins at the Vuelta a España. He also competed in the individual road race at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

Major achievements

;1970 * 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st,

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** 1st, Stage 9 ;1971 * 7th, Overall, Vuelta a España * 1st, Stage 9 ;1972 * 3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st, Stage 13 ** 1st, Stage 16 ;1974 * 17th, Overall, Vuelta a España ** 1st, Stage 17 ** 1st, Stage 18 ;1975 * Jersey yellow

1st, Overall,

** 1st, Stage 3 ** 1st, Stage 12 ** 1st, Stage 14 ** 1st, Stage 15 ** 1st, Stage 16 * 3rd, Overall,

Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...

** 1st, Stage 1 ** 1st, Stage 4 ;1976 * National Road Race Champion

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1944 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Vuelta a España winners Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from the Province of Salamanca Olympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Castile and León {{Spain-cycling-bio-1940s-stub Vuelta a Asturias winners