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Bernardo Ruiz

1925 - 2025

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Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (Spanish: [beɾˈnaɾðo ˈrwiθ naβaˈrete]; 8 January 1925 – 14 August 2025) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España. He went on to become the first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France in 1951, the first to finish on the overall podium at the Tour the following year, and the first to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Bernardo Ruiz is the 124th most popular cyclist (up from 153rd in 2024), the 1,290th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,451st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Bernardo Ruiz ranks 124 out of 1,613. Before him are Mario Cipollini, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Robert Charpentier, Guido Reybrouck, Jean Aerts, and Fabian Cancellara. After him are Georges Ronsse, Learco Guerra, Pedro Delgado, Ferdinand Bracke, Knut Knudsen, and Edward Van Dijck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Bernardo Ruiz ranks 289. Before him are Geoffrey Burbidge, Jacques Sernas, Justus Dahinden, Ilona Novák, Abdelsalam Majali, and Hasse Jeppson. After him are Leo Ryan, Alfred Kelbassa, Georg Buschner, Henri Oreiller, Leon Schlumpf, and Joan Mitchell. Among people deceased in 2025, Bernardo Ruiz ranks 278. Before him are Julian McMahon, José Araquistáin, Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Barbie Hsu, Baldur Preiml, and Émilie Dequenne. After him are Thelma Hopkins, Marc Garneau, Bill Atkinson, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Cristóbal Ortega, and Edoardo Menichelli.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Bernardo Ruiz ranks 1,290 out of 3,355. Before him are Martí Vergés (1934), José López Domínguez (1829), Óscar Domínguez (1906), Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (1166), Juan Martínez Montañés (1568), and José Díaz (1895). After him are Luis Miró (1913), Vicente López Portaña (1772), Carmen de Burgos (1867), Miguel Ángel Lotina (1957), Juanfran (1985), and Pedro Delgado (1960).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Bernardo Ruiz ranks 7. Before him are Miguel Induráin (1964), Federico Bahamontes (1928), Luis Ocaña (1945), Alberto Contador (1982), José Manuel Fuente (1945), and Julio Jiménez (1934). After him are Pedro Delgado (1960), Carlos Sastre (1975), Vicente Trueba (1905), Delio Rodríguez (1916), Fernand Sanz (1881), and Alejandro Valverde (1980).

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