Alberto Fernández Blanco
Alberto Fernández Blanco (born January 15, 1955 in Cuena , † December 14, 1984 in Aranda de Duero), called El Galleta (sp., Eng .: The biscuit ), was a Spanish cyclist . He had a fatal accident on the way back from being honored as the best Spanish professional cyclist of 1984.
Life
Alberto Fernández grew up as a child in Aguilar de Campoo , la gallertera and owed his nickname El Galleta to this circumstance .
In 1978 he became a professional cyclist. During his career he achieved several successes in important stage races , such as the Tour of the Basque Country or the Tour of Catalonia . He also achieved stage victories in the Vuelta a España and the Giro d'Italia .
His best overall placement in the Tour de France was tenth in 1982 . At the Giro d'Italia 1983 he was third. He achieved two podium finishes at the Vuelta a España: He was third in 1983 and second in 1984 .
On December 14, 1984, Alberto Fernández was honored in Madrid with the Superpestigio Unipublic as the best Spanish professional cyclist of 1984. On the way back to his home in Santander , he was killed in a car accident. His wife Inmaculada also died. They left behind their son Alberto Fernández Sainz , who turned three the day after the accident and later became a professional cyclist himself.
Palmarés
1979
1980
1981
1982
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1983
1984
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Teams
- 1978: Novostil-Helios
- 1979: Moliner-Vereco
- 1980-1982: Teka
- 1983-1984: Zor
References and comments
- ↑ a b elmundodeportivo.es of December 15, 1984: Fallcieron Alberto Fernandez y su esposa
- ↑ Unipublic organizes the Vuelta a España.
Web links
- Nuestro mejor Deportista on turwl.com ( Memento from December 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Alberto Fernández Blanco in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Fernández Blanco, Alberto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El Galleta; El Galletas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuena |
DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1984 |
Place of death | Aranda de Duero |