José Martin Quesada Nortes (26 May 1935 – 18 June 1996) was a Spanish professional cyclist, who was professional between 1957 and 1966.[2] José Martin notably play a stage of the Vuelta a Levante and Vuelta a Andalucía. He retired from cycling at the end of the 1966 season.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Martin Quesada Nortes |
| Born | 26 May 1935 Elche, Valenciana, Spain |
| Died | 18 June 1996 (aged 61) Elche, Valenciana, Spain[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1957 | B. Ruiz–Orihuela |
| 1958–1960 | Onafhankelijke–C.C. Barcelones |
| 1961 | C.C. Barcelones-E.M.I. |
| 1961 | Faema |
| 1962 | Aguila–Denia |
| 1963 | Faema–Flandria |
| 1964 | Certina |
| 1964 | Inuri |
| 1964 | Licor 43 |
| 1965–1966 | Ferrys |
Biography
editJosé Martin was born in Elche on 26 May 1935 and died in Elche, Valenciana at the age of 61.[4] He finished 7th in the general classification of the 1961 Vuelta a Andalucía road race, and he also finished 6th general classification of the 1963 Vuelta a Andalucía road race.[5]
Career
editJosé Martin turned professional with the C.C. Barcelones team. His cycling career spanned 13 seasons. José Martin competed in the Tour de l'Avenir road race. His main victory was the Trofeo Masferrer in 1961. José Martin last play was the Vuelta a Andalucía in 1966. He finished 5th in the 1963 editions of the gran premio fedrácion catalana de ciclismo.[6]
Major results
edit- 1961
- 1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 7th Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1963
- 7th Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Stage 1 Vuelta a Levante
- 4th Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
- 8th Vuelta a Levante
- 3rd Vuelta a Levante
- 5th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo - Trofeo Club Drink
- 5th Stage 14 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
- 1950
- 3rd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1966
- 2nd Stage 4 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 3rd Stage 8 Vuelta a Andalucía
References
edit- ^ "José Martín Quesada Rider" (in Spanish). procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Photo album José Martin Quesada Nortes". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Jose Martin Quesada Nortes" (in French). les-sports.info. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "TOUR DE LEVANT". cyclebase.nl. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "José Martin Quesada Nortes". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Historic Overview José Manuel Quesada". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
External links
edit- José Martín Quesada at Cycling Archives (archived)