Faustino Rupérez Rincón (born 29 July 1956) is a Spanish former 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.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Faustino Rupérez Rincón |
| Born | 29 July 1956 Piquera de San Esteban, Soria, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1979–1985 | Moliner–Vereco |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1986–1988 | Kas |
| 1989 | Fagor–MBK |
| 1990–1992 | Puertas Mavisa |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
He finished 4th in the 1979 Vuelta a España, won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished 2nd overall at the 1984 Tour of the Basque Country behind Sean Kelly.
Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif for the Spain national team.
Career achievements
editMajor results
edit- 1977
- 1st
Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Overall Volta a Lleida
- 1978
- 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1979
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1st Stage 5b Vuelta a Aragón
- 1st Stage 5 Costa del Azahar
- 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 3rd GP Navarra
- 4th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1980
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 5 & 7
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1981
- 1st
Overall Volta a Catalunya - 1st
Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Six Days of Madrid (with Donald Allan)
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria
- 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
- 4th Subida al Naranco
- 4th Trofeo Masferrer
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1982
- 1st Giro del Piemonte
- 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1st GP Pascuas
- 1st Stage 4a Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 4th Overall Vuelta a España
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 4th Subida al Naranco
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 10th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1983
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1984
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1985
- 1st Memorial Alberto Fernandez
- 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig
- 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 11 | DNF | 10 | 7 | 13 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
 Vuelta a España
|
4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 19 |
References
edit- ^ "Clasificacions Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1980. p. 41. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
External links
edit- Faustino Rupérez at Cycling Archives (archived)
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