Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 – 6 January 1981) was a professional

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cyclist from

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between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959

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. In addition, Suarez won the points classification at the 1961 Vuelta and a career total of five stages at the Vuelta. Suárez also won a stage and finished on the podium in third place at the 1961 Giro d’Italia behind Arnaldo Pambianco of Italy and

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of France.

Major results

;1957 – Guardio de Franco : ???, Overall, Vuelta a España :: 1st, Stage 16, (San Sebastián -

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, 193 km) : 1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol ;1958 – Lube : 1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol : 64th, Overall,

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;1959 – Licor 43 : Jersey yellow

1st, Overall,

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Classification :: 1st, Stage 5, ( Guadix -

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, 225 km) :: 1st, Stage 10, (

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, 183 km) : Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion ;1960 – Faema : Vuelta a España :: 1st, Stage 14, ( San Sebastián - Vitoria, 263 km) : Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion : 17th, Overall,

;1961 – Faema : 3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia :: 1st, Stage 7 : 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España :: 1st, Points classification :: 1st, Stage 12,

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, 40 km (

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) : Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion ;1962 – Ghigi : - ;1963 – Faema-Flandria : 6th, Overall, Vuelta a España : 43rd, Overall,

;1964 – IBAC : - ;1965 – Tedi Montjuich : -

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* 1932 births 1981 deaths Spanish male cyclists Vuelta a España winners Cyclists from Madrid {{Spain-cycling-bio-1930s-stub