Antonio Suárez
# Antonio Suárez

Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 – 6 January 1981) was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España. 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 Jacques Anquetil of France.

## Major results

### 1957 – Guardio de Franco

    ???, Overall, Vuelta a España
       1st, Stage 16, (San Sebastián - Bilbao, 193 km)
    1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol

### 1958 – Lube

    1st, Stage 7, Ruta del Sol
    64th, Overall, Tour de France

### 1959 – Licor 43

    1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
       1st, King of the Mountains Classification
       1st, Stage 5, (Guadix -Murcia, 225 km)
       1st, Stage 10, (Granollers- Lérida, 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, Tour de France

### 1961 – Faema

    3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia
       1st, Stage 7
    4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
       1st, Points classification
       1st, Stage 12, Valladolid -Palencia, 40 km (ITT)
    Spanish National Cycling Road Race Champion

### 1963 – Faema-Flandria

    6th, Overall, Vuelta a España
    43rd, Overall, Tour de France
