Faustino Rupérez
Faustino Rupérez Rincón (born 29 July 1956 in Piquera de San Esteban, Soria) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España.
In addition, he won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished third overall at the 1984 Tour of the Basque Country behind Sean Kelly and Julián Gorospe.
Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif for the Spanish national team.
Major achievements
- 1977
- 1st, Cinturon Ciclista a Mallorca
- 1979 – Moliner-Vereco
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Spain National Cycling Championships Road Race - 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1980 – Zor-Vereco
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1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stages 5 and 7
- 1981 – Zor-Helios Novostil
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos
- 8th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1982 – Zor
- 1st, Giro del Piemonte
- 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 10th, Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 1983 – Zor
- 4th, World Cycling Championships Road Race
- 10th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1984 – Zor
- 3rd, Overall, Tour of the Basque Country
- 21st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1985 – Zor-Gemeaz
- 35th, Overall, Tour de France
- 19th, Overall, Vuelta a España
External links
- Faustino Rupérez profile at Cycling Archives
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