Salvador Botella

Salvador Botella Rodrigo (March 27, 1929 – December 18, 2006) was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962.^[1] 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.

Salvador Botella

Personal information
Full name	Salvador Botella Rodrigo
Born	(1929-03-27)27 March 1929 Almussafes, Spain
Died	18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 77) Ribarroja del Turia, Spain
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1954	Ideor
1955	Ignis
1956	Splendid
1957	Ignis–Doniselli
1958–1962	Faema–Guerra

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

References

1. Salvador Botella Rodrigo