Salvador Botella Rodrigo (March 27, 1929 – December 18, 2006) was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962.Salvador Botella Rodrigo He won the Volta a Catalunya in 1953 and 1959. He participated in 19 Grand Tours, including eight editions of the Vuelta a España, seven of the Giro d'Italia, and four of the Tour de France. He won the Points classification in 1958 Vuelta a España.
Major results
1953 1st Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 3 1954 1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1955 1st Trofeo Jaumendreu 1st Stage 10 Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 3 Tour des Pyrénées 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stage 8 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 1956 1st Stage 4 Euskal Bizikleta 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu 1957 2nd Overall Vuelta a Levante 1st Stages 4 & 6 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 8 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 1st Stages 2 & 3 6th Trofeo Masferrer 10th Overall Vuelta a España 1958 1st Points classification Vuelta a España 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia 2nd National Road Race Championships 1959 1st Volta a Catalunya 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta 1960 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia 7th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 9 1961 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante 1st Stages 6 & 8 Vuelta a Andalucía
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