Alves Barbosa
Portuguese cyclist
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António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018),[2][3] commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the Tour de France from 1956 until 1958 and again in 1960.[4][5] He also won a stage of the 1961 Vuelta a España.
FullnameAntónio da Silva Alves Barbosa[1]
Born24 December 1931
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Died29 September 2018 (aged 86)
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
DisciplineRoad
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | António da Silva Alves Barbosa[1] |
| Born | 24 December 1931 Figueira da Foz, Portugal |
| Died | 29 September 2018 (aged 86) Figueira da Foz, Portugal |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
Major results
- 1950
- 1st
Junior National Road Race Championships - 1951
- 1st
Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 3
- 1952
- 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
- 1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc
- 1954
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1955
- 1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
- 1st Stages 4, 7, 8b, 9, 10 & 12a Volta a Portugal
- 1956
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 2a, 4a, 7, 8b, 9b, 10b, 12, 14 & 15
- 8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1958
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 1b, 8, 12, 17, 21, 22a & 23
- 1959
- 1st Stages 5a, 5b (TTT), 13, 14, 15a, 16a & 19 Volta a Portugal
- 1960
- 1st Stages 1 & 6 Tour du Maroc
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1961
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 4
