- Bernardo Ruiz
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ridername = Bernardo Ruiz
fullname = Bernardo Ruiz
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1925|01|08
country = ESP
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discipline = Road
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majorwins = 1948 Vuelta a España
updated =July 4 ,2008 Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (born
January 8 ,1925 inOrihuela ) was a Spanish professionalroad bicycle racer who won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948Vuelta a España .Ruiz had to race with heavy equipment because Spain was going through a depression. During WWII Spain got ahead in athletics because they were not heavily involved in the war.
Major achievements
; 1945: 1st, Overall,
Volta a Catalunya ;1948:Vuelta a España :: Winner overall classification :: 1st, Stage 1, (Madrid , 14 km ITT):: 1st, Stage 4, (Granada -Murcia , 285 km):: 1st, Stage 12, (San Sebastián -Bilbao , 259 km);1951: 9th, Overall, Tour de France:: 1st, Stage 10, (Clermont-Ferrand -Brive , 216 km):: 1st, Stage 21, (Briançon -Aix-les-Bains , 201 km):: 3rd, "King of the Mountains " Classification (tied withHugo Koblet andFausto Coppi );1952: 3rd, Overall, Tour de France;1956: 70th, Overall, Tour de FranceReferences
*cyclingwebsite|4726
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/3126.html Official Tour de France results for Bernardo Ruiz]
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