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Francisco Masip

Francisco Masip

Spanish cyclist

Francisco Masip (8 August 1926 – 25 September 2015) was a Spanish professional cyclist.[2] He was professional from 1948 until 1960.[3][4]

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Biography

Masip was born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet on August 8, 1926, and in Catalonia.[5] He has lived in Santa Coloma de Gramenet for his entire life.[6]

Career

He was the first Spanish cyclist to participate in five consecutive Tour de France editions, between 1951 and 1955. His cycling career spanned 16 seasons, from 1945 to 1960, in which he obtained a total of 19 victories.[7]

Major results

1945
3rd Trofeo Jaumendreu
1946
5th Trofeo Jaumendreu
1948
1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
1949
3rd National Climbing Championships
1950
1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
1st Trofeo Masferrer
2nd Overall GP Catalunya
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1951
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1952
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1953
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1st Stage 2
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1954
1st Clásica a los Puertos
2nd Overall Volta a Tarragona
4th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1955
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
1st Stages 1 & 6
1st Stage 6a Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Clásica a los Puertos
3rd Trofeo Masferrer
1956
1st Trofeo Masferrer
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
3rd National Climbing Championships
1959
6th Overall Euskal Bizikleta

Grand Tour results

Tour de France

Vuelta a España

Giro d'Italia

References

  1. [1]
    "Francisco MASIP LLOP" (in Italian). museociclismo.it. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. [2]
    "Francisco Masip, el campeón" (in Spanish). firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. [3]
    "Francisco Masip Llop" (in Italian). museociclismo.it. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. [4]
    "Fallece Francisco Masip". Mundo Deportivo. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Photo album Francisco Masip Llop". cyclingarchives.com/. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. [6]
    "Francisco Masip information". worldcyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. [7]
    "Francisco Masip". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. [8]
    "Francisco Masip information" (in French). lequipe.fr. Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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