Manuel Martín Piñera
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1931 Cabezón de la Sal, Spain |
| Died | 6 August 2026 (aged 95) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1955–1956 | Individual |
| 1957 | Boxing Club |
| 1958–1967 | Kas–Boxing |
| 1968–1969 | Karpy |
| Major wins | |
| 5 stages Vuelta a España | |
Manuel Martín Piñera (3 June 1931 – 6 August 2026) was a Spanish professional cyclist.[1] He most notably won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España, among many other professional wins.[2][3]
Background
Manuel Martín Piñera was born in Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria on 3 June 1931.[4][5] After retiring in 1970, a friend offered him a job at a company where he stayed until retirement.[6]
Martín Piñera died on 6 August 2026, at the age of 95.[7]
Career
Martín was professional from 1955 to 1969, where he notably won five stages of the Vuelta a España. Height 1.72 m and weight in form 68–70 kg. He was considered a rouleur with great physical strength. He started his career late, at the age of 24 in the beginners category. After two successful seasons, he upgraded to an Independent, and two years later, in 1958, he signed with Kas–Boxing. In 1968, at 38 years old, Lagaríca signed with Karpy, and won 2 stages in the Vuelta España in which he was also a team leader. He retired after the following season.[8]
Major results
- 1958
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 2
- 1960
- 1st Overall Circuito Montañés
- 1st GP Cuprosan
- 1961
- 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1962
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1963
- 1st Circuito de Getxo
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 1964
- 1st GP Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
- 3rd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1965
- 1st Stages 6 & 18 Vuelta a España
- 1st Orense
- 1966
- 1st Trofeo Masferrer
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 3rd Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
- 1968
- 1st Stages 8 & 18 Vuelta a España
- 1969
- 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
Grand Tour results
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
Giro d'Italia
- 1967: 50
References
- ↑ "Reencuentro Martín Piñera-Julio Jiménez en el museo Vicente Trueba" (in Spanish). cantabria24horas.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Ciclismo - Manuel Martin Pinera Resultados" (in Spanish). los-deportes.info. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Manuel Martín Piñera" (in Italian). sitodelciclismo.net. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Martín Piñera dona sus trofeos al museo local del ciclismo" (in Spanish). eldiariomontanes.es. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Curiosidades y anécdotas de la Vuelta Ciclista a su paso por Cuenca" (in Spanish). cadenaser.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Manuel Martín Piñera" (in French). siteducyclisme.net. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ La leyenda del ciclismo cántabro ha fallecido en Carrejo a los 96 años. Entre sus múltiples logros deportivos se encuentran cinco triunfos de etapa en la Vuelta a España (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Urtekaria Revue, num. 15. Manuel Martín Piñera" (in Spanish). librosderuta.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ↑ "Martin Pinera, Manuel (SPA)". tourdefranceprostats.nl. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
External links
- Manuel Martín Piñera at Cycling Archives (archive)