Salvador Cardona

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Salvador Cardona
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Cardona Balbastre
Born(1901-01-12)12 January 1901
Alfahuir, Valencian Community, Spain
Died15 January 1985(1985-01-15) (aged 84)
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1928Elvish
1929Elvish-Fontan
1934–1935Orbea
Major wins
 Spain National Road Cycling Championship (1935)
Tour de France, 1 stage
Vuelta a España, 2 stages
Volta a Catalunya (1931)

Salvador Cardona Balbastre (12 January 1901 - 15 January 1985) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist from Alfauir. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.

Major results

1929
4th, Overall, Tour de France
1st, Stage 9
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Levante
1931
1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
1933
1st, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st, Overall, Tour of Galicia
1935
 Spain National Road Cycling Championship
1st, Stage 6 & 7, Volta a Catalunya
1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Mallorca
1936
1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España

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