Eduardo Castelló Vilanova (4 March 1940 – 31 October 2020) was a Spanish professional racing cyclist.[1] He rode in three editions of the Tour de France and eight of the Vuelta a España, notably winning a stage in 1968, as well as finishing 13th in the 1972 edition.[2][3] He also won the Spanish National Road Race Championships and the Vuelta Asturias in 1971, as well as the Vuelta a los Valles Mineros in 1968.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Castelló Vilanova |
| Born | 4 March 1940 La Vall d'Uixó, Spain |
| Died | 31 October 2020 (aged 80) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1965–1968 | Ferrys |
| 1969 | Kas–Kaskol |
| 1970–1972 | Karpy–Licor |
| 1973 | Louletano |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Castelló died on 31 October 2020, at the age of 80.[4]
Major results
edit- 1965
- 7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1967
- 1st Subida a Arrate
- 1968
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 1st Stage 2a
- 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1969
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 1970
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 1971
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2
- 1972
- 2nd Gran Premio Nuestra Señora de Oro
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
References
edit- ^ "Eduardo Castelló". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Tour de France 1965". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "52ème Tour de France 1965". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
- ^ Último adiós a Eduardo Castelló, toda una leyenda del deporte provincial (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Eduard Castelló i Vilanova at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Eduard Castelló i Vilanova at ProCyclingStats
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