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Super Ser was a Spanish professional
cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
that existed in 1975 and 1976. It was sponsored by Spanish
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manufacturer Super Ser. The team's biggest victory was
Agustín Tamames Agustín Tamames Iglesias (born 19 October 1944) is a former Spanish road racing cyclist. In 1975, he won the overall title and five stages of the Vuelta a España. Over his entire career, Tamames won 11 stage wins at the Vuelta a España. He a ...
's win of the 1976
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. During the
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the team included
Pedro Torres Pedro Torres Cruces (born 27 April 1949 in Humilladero) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He was a GC contender in Grand Tours. His first was the 1972 Vuelta. In the following year he placed 5th overall in the Vuelta and won the King ...
and
Luis Ocaña Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (; 9 June 1945 – 19 May 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. During the 1971 Tour de France he launched an amazing solo breakaway that put him ...
. They also had José Viejo, who won stage 11 by +22:50, the largest margin of victory for a solo breakaway in the post WW2 era, a record that still stands as of 2022.


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