Manuel Costa (born 11 October 1921) was a Spanish professional
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 ...
. He held the
red leader's jersey for twelve days during the
1946 Vuelta a España
The 6th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 to 30 May 1946. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Dalmacio Langarica. Emilio Rodrígue ...
, ultimately finishing in fourth place. He had a similar feat the
following edition, where he finished second in the overall standings, after eleven days in the lead.
Major results
;1943
: 4th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
::1st Stage 2
;1946
: 4th Overall
Vuelta a España
;1947
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a España
;1948
: 3rd Overall
Volta a Tarragona
The Volta a Tarragona was a multi-day road cycling race
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, tr ...
::1st Stage 2
: 6th Overall
Vuelta a España
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1921 births
Possibly living people
Spanish male cyclists
Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners
People from Alt Penedès
Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona
Cyclists from Catalonia
20th-century Spanish people
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