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Federico Bahamontes

1928 - 2023

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Federico Martín Bahamontes, born Alejandro Martín Bahamontes (Spanish: [feðeˈɾiko maɾˈtim ba(a)ˈmontes]; 9 July 1928 – 8 August 2023), was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He won the 1959 Tour de France and a total of 11 Grand Tour stages between 1954 and 1965. He won a total of nine mountain classifications and was the first cyclist to complete a "career triple" by winning the mountain classification in all three Grand Tours. Following his retirement, Bahamontes ran a bicycle and motorcycle shop and was named the best climber in the history of the Tour de France by a panel organised by L'Équipe in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Federico Bahamontes is the 15th most popular cyclist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Spain (down from 214th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Federico Bahamontes ranks 15 out of 1,613. Before him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, Lucien Petit-Breton, Joop Zoetemelk, and Felice Gimondi. After him are Lance Armstrong, Alfredo Binda, Luis Ocaña, Henri Cornet, Frederick Keeping, and François Faber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Federico Bahamontes ranks 120. Before him are Paul Elvstrøm, Adam West, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Gene Sharp, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Friedrich Wetter. After him are Fumihiko Maki, Gordie Howe, James Earl Ray, Juan María Bordaberry, Djivan Gasparyan, and Helen Frankenthaler. Among people deceased in 2023, Federico Bahamontes ranks 95. Before him are Viktor Belenko, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Françoise Gilot, Jan Jongbloed, Gianni Vattimo, and Elliott Erwitt. After him are Josephine Chaplin, Piper Laurie, Luis Garavito, Antonio Carbajal, Wayne Shorter, and Treat Williams.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Federico Bahamontes ranks 516 out of 3,355. Before him are Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000), Gaspar Sanz (1640), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Santos Abril y Castelló (1936), Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco (1926), and Ordoño IV of León (926). After him are Berengaria of Barcelona (1116), María de Padilla (1334), Rafael Alberti (1902), Peter Claver (1581), Beatrice of Castile (1293), and Salvador Puig Antich (1948).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Federico Bahamontes ranks 2. Before him are Miguel Induráin (1964). After him are Luis Ocaña (1945), Alberto Contador (1982), José Manuel Fuente (1945), Julio Jiménez (1934), Bernardo Ruiz (1925), Pedro Delgado (1960), Carlos Sastre (1975), Vicente Trueba (1905), Delio Rodríguez (1916), and Fernand Sanz (1881).

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