Antonio Suárez

Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 6 January 1981) was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. He is most famous for winning the overall title and the climbers classification at the 1959 Vuelta a España. In addition, Suarez won the points classification at the 1961 Vuelta and a career total of five stages at the Vuelta.

Antonio Suárez
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Suárez Vázquez
Born(1932-05-20)20 May 1932
Madrid, Spain
Died6 January 1981(1981-01-06) (aged 48)
Madrid, Spain
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1959 Vuelta a España

Suárez also won a stage and finished on the podium in third place at the 1961 Giro d’Italia behind Arnaldo Pambianco of Italy and Jacques Anquetil of France.

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