José Pesarrodona

José Pesarrodona at the Tour de France 1976

José Pesarrodona (born February 1, 1946 in San Salvador de Guardiola ) is a former Spanish cyclist .

His professional career lasted from 1971 to 1979. His greatest success was winning the Vuelta a España . Two years later he was again overall runner-up in the Tour of Spain behind Bernard Hinault . A stage win on his home tour was denied him. He competed six times in the Tour de France and in 1976 he had his best result in the tour with 11th place.

successes

1973 fourth overall in the Vuelta a España and the Giro d'Italia
1974 Winner of the Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1974 Spanish mountain time trial champion
1976 winner of the Vuelta a España
1976 winner of the 7th stage of the Tour de Suisse
1978 second overall Vuelta a España

Web links

José Pesarrodona in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

↑ Bürte Hoppe: Encyclopedia Tour de France . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 425 .

personal data
SURNAME	Pesarrodona, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Salvador de Guardiola , Spain

[1] Bürte Hoppe: Encyclopedia Tour de France . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 425 .