Ventura Díaz
Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, finishing 9th in 1974, as well as two of the Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. His biggest wins were the 1970 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros and the 1970 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1937 Santander, Spain |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1961–1963 | Ferrys |
| 1964 | Inuri |
| 1964 | Licor 43 |
| 1965 | Olsa |
| 1966–1968 | Ferrys |
| 1969 | Karpy |
| 1970–1972 | Werner |
| 1973–1975 | Monteverde |
| 1976 | Teka |
Major results
- 1961
- 1st Stage 9 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 1962
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1963
- 1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
- 9th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 1964
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1965
- 2nd
Team time trial, UCI World Road Championships - 2nd Subida al Naranco
- 1966
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 7th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 1967
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1968
- 3rd National Hill Climb Championships
- 1969
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 1970
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 1st Stage 2a
- 1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1st Stage 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
- 1971
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
- 1972
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1973
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Segovia
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
- 8th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 10th Subida a Arrate
- 1974
- 1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Cantabria
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1975
- 1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd GP Vizcaya
- 3rd GP Llodio
References
- "Ventura Díaz Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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