Federico Bahamontes
Bahamontes in 1962 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Martín Bahamontes |
| Nickname | El Águila de Toledo (The Eagle of Toledo) |
| Born | 9 July 1928 Santo Domingo-Caudilla, Spain |
| Died | 8 August 2023 (aged 95) Valladolid, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Retired |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1953–1954 | Splendid |
| 1955 | Terrot–Hutchinson |
| 1956 | Girardengo–ICEP |
| 1957 | Mobylette |
| 1958 | Faema–Guerra |
| 1959 | Tricofilina–Coppi/Kas–Boxing |
| 1960 | Faema |
| 1961 | VOV |
| 1962–1965 | Margnat–Paloma–D'Alessandro |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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.