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Bernardo Ruiz
Personal information
Born (1925-01-08) 8 January 1925 (age 99)
Orihuela, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Major wins
1948 Vuelta a España

Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (born 8 January 1925) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España.

Ruiz 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 year after, and the first to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1955.[1]

Ruiz was born into a Communist Party-supporting family in Orihuela and grew up in the Valencian Community.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Fotheringham, Alasdair (23 October 2020). "Bernardo Ruiz: The Vuelta's Accidental Pioneer". Rouleur. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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