Emilio Rodríguez

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Emilio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name	Emilio Rodríguez
Born	(1923-11-28)28 November 1923 Ponteareas, Spain
Died	21 February 1984(1984-02-21) (aged 60) Ponteareas, Spain
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
1950 Vuelta a España
Infobox last updated on 7 April 2009

Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España. Rodríguez's two brothers were also professional cyclists - his older brother Delio won the 1945 Vuelta a España and in total won 39 stages at the Vuelta a España. Emilio's other brother Manolo finished second in the general classification of the edition that Emilio won.

Major results

1946

8th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1st, King of the Mountains Classification

1st, Overall Your of Galicia

1947

1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya

1st, King of the Mountains Classification

1st, Stage 2, (Albacete - Murcia, 146 km)

1st, Overall Your of Galicia

1948

1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya

1950

Vuelta a España

Overall winner

1st, Stage 3, (Leon - Gijon, 148 km)

1st, Stage 4b, (Torrelavega - Santander, 78 km) leaders jersey

1st, Stage 6, (Bilbao - Irun, 240 km)

1st, Stage 7, (Irun - Pamplona, 109 km)

1st, Stage 22, (Talavera de la Reina - Madrid, 117 km)

1954

Spain National Cycling Champion

43rd, Overall, Tour de France

1955

1st, Overall Your of Galicia

1st, Stage 1, (Mieres - Llanes, 184 km)

1956

11th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1957

43rd, Overall, Vuelta a España

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