Francisco Galdós Gauna (born May 6, 1947 in Lasarte, Álava) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished second in the 1975 Giro d'Italia and 1979 Vuelta a España, third in 1972 Giro d'Italia, sixth in the 1976 Tour de France, and fourth in the 1977 Tour de France. He finished in the top 10 of eleven Grand Tours, including three podium finishes.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Francisco Galdós Gauna |
Born | Lasarte, Spain | May 6, 1947
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional teams | |
1969–1979 | Kas–Kaskol |
1980 | Kelme–Gios |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major results
edit- 1968
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1969
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1970
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 6th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1971
- 4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1972
- 1st Trofeo Masferrer
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 3rd GP Pascuas
- 1973
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Subida a Arrate
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 7th Trofeo Masferrer
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1975
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Subida a Arrate
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 21
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 6th Tour du Haut Var
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Overall À travers Lausanne
- 1976
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1st Stage 2b
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1977
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 4th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 10th Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Subida a Arrate
- 1978
- 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 4th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 7th Subida a Arrate
- 1979
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1980
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
editGrand Tour | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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Vuelta a España | — | 6 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Giro d'Italia | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | 21 | 9 | 11 | — | 20 | DNF | DNF | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
External links
edit- Francisco Galdós at Cycling Archives (archived)