- Joaquim Agostinho
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updated =July 14 ,2008 Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH (
April 7 1943 -May 10 1984 ) was a Portuguese professionalbicycle racer. He was born inBrejenjas , a small village that borders upon the vila ofPraia de Santa Cruz , parish ofSilveira and council ofTorres Vedras . For several years he lived inCasalinhos de Alfaiata .He was introduced to sport when
Sporting Clube de Portugal 's cycling team went to train nearCasalinhos de Alfaiata -Torres Vedras , Agostinho's birthplace and home. The cycling team encountered Agostinho on the same road he was using. Agostinho began an impromptu race with them; the trained cyclists did not catch him, even though they were using lightweight racing bicycles, while Agostinho rode a standard model steel bicycle.Agostinho was several times Portuguese champion. His international career began in 1968 after he was observed by the french
directeur sportif Jean de Gribaldy . He became a consistent leader in both in theVuelta a España and most of all in theTour de France where he was a winner atAlpe d'Huez .He died in 1984 after colliding with a dog when racing in
Algarve , south ofPortugal . He fell on the ground head-on, not wearing a helmet, which he didn't like to use. Although he got up and appeared recovered, he would eventually die from internal haemorrhages that developed later that day.International teams
* Frimatic-de Gribaldy : 1969-1970
* Hoover-de Gribaldy : 1971
* Magniflex-de Gribaldy : 1972
* Bic: 1973,1974
* Teka: 1976,1977
* Flandria: 1978,1979
* Puch-Sem-Campagnolo: 1980
* Sem-France Loire: 1981,1983
* Sporting Lisboa-Raposeira : 1984Notable Results:
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Volta a Portugal :
**Winner: 1970,1971,1972
**26 stages*
Tour de France ::1969:8th place, winner stages 5 and 14:1970:14th place:1971:5th place:1972:8th place:1973:8th place, winner stage 16B:1974:6th place:1975:15th place:1977:13th place, winner stage 18:1978:3rd place:1979:3rd place, winner stage 17:1980:5th place:1981:not finished:1983:11th place*
Vuelta a España
** 2nd: 1974
** 3 stages
** 5 days yellow jersey*Portuguese Championship
** Champion: 1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973
*Mythic Stages:
**Alpe d'Huez (Tour) - 1979
**Lagos de Covadonga (Vuelta) - 1974
** Torre (Volta a Portugal)- 1971, 1973
** Penhas da Saúde (Volta a Portugal)- 1970, 1971
** Solothurn Balmberg (Tour de Suisse) - 1972External links
* [http://www.biciclopedia.com/mediawiki-1.4.0/index.php?title=Joaquim_Agostinho Complete Palmarés]
* [http://www.cyclolusitano.com CycloLusitano] Portuguese Rider of the year: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980
* [http://www.jeandegribaldy.com/index.php?zone=pages/agostinhoJoaquim Agostinho and Jean de Gribaldy]
* [http://praiadesantacruz.com/stcruz/stcruzjagostinho-en.htm Read more about Agostinho ]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jean+de+gribaldy Videos]
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* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/3979.html Official Tour de France results for Joaquim Agostinho]
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