Emilio Rodríguez Cyclist

Emilio Rodríguez Barros (28 November 1923, Ponteareas, Spain – 21 February 1984, Ponteareas, Spain) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España. Rodríguez's two brothers were also professional cyclists - his older brother Delio won the 1945 Vuelta a España and in total won 40 stages at the Vuelta a España. Emilio's other brother Manolo finished second in the general classification of the edition that Emilio won.

Personal facts

Emilio Rodríguez
Birth dateNovember 28, 1923
Birth place
Spain , Ponteareas
Date of deathFebruary 21, 1984
Place of death
Spain , Ponteareas

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  1. http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/fr/TDF/coureur/3124.html