Ramón Sáez Marzo

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Ramón Sáez Marzo (born January 4, 1940 in Utiel , Spain , † June 18, 2013 in Valencia ) was a Spanish cyclist .

Athletic career

Marzo was active as a road rider during his cycling career, which he began at the age of 15. He started as an amateur and was a member of the Spanish national team at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome . While he gave up prematurely in the individual road race, he was eighth in the team time trial with the Spanish four- team . Marzo, who is 1.85 meters tall for a cyclist, achieved a first important success with third place in the road race at the Mediterranean Games in 1963. At the road world championships in 1964 he was again part of the Spanish team and this time won the silver medal with the road four.

In 1965 Marzo moved to the professional paddock and signed a contract with the French cycling team Margnat-Paloma-Inuri-Dunlop. In his first year as a professional he took part in several stage races in which he achieved a total of four stage wins. He took part in the tours of Spain every year between 1966 and 1971. He won seven stages and had his best final result in 1966, 1967 and 1969 with 19th place. He was able to place three times in the professional road world championships, was third in 1967, 57th in 1969 and 38th in 1970. In the Tour de France , Marzo only reached the final standings once, in 1967 he was 85 out of 88 places. His last notable successes were 1971 when he drove for the Spanish Werner team. He celebrated his greatest triumph at the Aragon Tour , which he finished as the overall winner after four stage wins. In the five-stage race Vuelta a Levante, he also won a stage and was at the end of 15. 1972 Marzo was still driving for the Spanish team La Casera, but no longer appeared in the results lists. A broken shoulder eventually caused him to retire from his professional career.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fallce en Valencia el ex cicliista Ramón Sáez Marzo 'Tarzan'

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personal data
SURNAME Marzo, Ramón Sáez
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th January 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Utiel , Spain
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2013
Place of death Valencia , Spain