Agustín Tamames

Agustín Tamames
Personal information
Full nameAgustín Tamames Iglesias
Born (1944-10-19) 19 October 1944
Monterrubio de Armuña, Spain
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1975 Vuelta a España

Agustín Tamames Iglesias[a] (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 also competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Major achievements

1970
  • 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a España
    • 1st, KoM
    • 1st, Stage 9
1971
  • 7th, Overall, Vuelta a España
  • 1st, Stage 9
1972
  • 3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España
    • 1st, Stage 13
    • 1st, Stage 16
1974
  • 17th, Overall, Vuelta a España
    • 1st, Stage 17
    • 1st, Stage 18
1975
1976
  •  Spain National Road Race Champion

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tamames and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Agustín Tamames". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2014.


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