Alberto Fernández (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Fernández Blanco |
| Nickname | El Galleta (The Biscuit) |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1955 |
| Date of death | December 14, 1984 (aged 29) |
| Country | Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1978 1979 1980–1982 1983–1984 |
Novostil-Helios Moliner-Vereco Teka Zor-Gemeaz |
| Major wins | |
| Volta a Catalunya (1982) Vuelta al País Vasco (1980) Giro d'Italia, 2 stages Vuelta a España, a stage |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| September 6, 2007 | |
Alberto Fernández Blanco (born 15th January 1955, died 14th December 1984), was a Spanish road racing cyclist. His son Alberto Fernández Sainz is also a road racing cyclist.
As an amateur, he won the Spanish mountain bike championships, and turned professional in 1978. During his career, he was nicknamed el Galleta ("the Biscuit"), because the town where he lived, Aguilar de Campoo, had several biscuit factories.
His best results came during the last two years of his career. He finished 10th overall in the 1982 Tour de France, and 3rd in his first appearance in the 1983 Giro d'Italia. He also finished 3rd in the 1983 Vuelta, improving to 2nd in 1984, only 6 seconds behind winner Éric Caritoux, the shortest winning margin in any of the Grand Tours.
He was killed, alongside his wife, in a car accident in December 1984, just short of his 30th birthday.
[edit] External links
- Alberto Fernández (cyclist) profile at the Cycling Website
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fernández, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955-01-15 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuena, Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984-12-14 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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