Vicente Trueba

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Vicente Trueba Road cycling
Monumento a Vicente Trueba - La Cavada.JPG
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Date of birth October 16, 1905
nation SpainSpain Spain
discipline Street
Team (s)
1929
1933
1934
1935
1936-1937 		Cantabra SC
Bestetti
Bra i Olympia
Olympia
Bra
Most important successes

Tour de France :
Mountain classification winner: 1933
Overall classification 6th place: 1933

Last updated: December 19, 2010

Vicente Trueba Perez (born October 16, 1905 in Sierrapando de Torrelavega , † November 10, 1986 ) was a Spanish road racing professional . Trueba was the first winner of the mountains classification of the Tour de France in 1933 . Trueba was a professional cyclist from 1928 to 1933, but was not a member of a professional team for many seasons. He started as an individualist in 1928, 1930 to 1932 and 1937 to 1939. In addition to winning the mountain classification at the Tour de France, he also achieved his best result there in 1933 with sixth place in the overall classification. A year later, he reached tenth place in the overall ranking and second in the mountain class. During his professional time he could only win one more race with the GP Pascuas . His brothers José , Manuel and Fermín were also racing drivers.

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SURNAME Trueba, Vicente
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trueba Perez, Vicente
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Sierrapando de Torrelavega
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1986