| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1937-08-26) 26 August 1937 (age 87) Santander, Spain |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1961–1963 | Ferrys |
| 1964 | Inuri |
| 1964 | Licor 43 |
| 1965 | Olsa |
| 1966–1968 | Ferrys |
| 1969 | Karpy |
| 1970–1972 | Werner |
| 1973–1975 | Monteverde |
| 1976 | Teka |
Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, finishing 9th in 1974, as well as two of the Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. His biggest wins were the 1970 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros and the 1970 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.
Major results
- 1961
- 1st Stage 9 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 1962
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1963
- 1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
- 9th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 1964
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1965
- 2nd
Team time trial, UCI World Road Championships - 2nd Subida al Naranco
- 1966
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
- 7th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 1967
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1968
- 3rd National Hill Climb Championships
- 1969
- 3rd Subida a Urkiola
- 1970
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 1st Stage 2a
- 1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1st Stage 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1971
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1972
- 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1973
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Segovia
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 8th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 10th Subida a Arrate
- 1974
- 1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Cantabria
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1975
- 1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd GP Vizcaya
- 3rd GP Llodio
References
- "Ventura Díaz Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
- Ventura Díaz at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Ventura Díaz at ProCyclingStats
- Ventura Díaz at CycleBase
- Ventura Díaz at Olympedia
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