Joaquín Filba
Spanish cyclist
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Joaquín Filba (1 January 1923 – 15 August 2012)[2] was a Spanish cyclist, who was professional between 1945 and 1955. From 1945 to 1951 he competed as an individual. Filba notably won the 1949 Vuelta a Levante, and also finished fifth at the world cyclo-cross championships in 1953.[3]
FullnameJoaquín Filba Pascual
Born1 January 1923
Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Died15 August 2012 (aged 89)
Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain
Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain
Discipline
- Road
- Cyclo-cross
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Filba Pascual |
| Born | 1 January 1923 Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain[1] |
| Died | 15 August 2012 (aged 89) Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1945–1951 | Individual |
| 1952 | C.C Barcelona–Conservas, Puig |
| 1953 | Individual |
| 1954 | Peña Solera-Cacaolat |
| 1955 | Mariotas |
Biography
Joaquín Filba was born in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia on January 1, 1923 and died in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor in 2012 at the age of 89.[4] Filba finished 2nd in the 1953 and 3rd in the 1947 editions of the Gran Premio de Catalunya, and won a stage in 1950. He was also the team director of the Moià Cycling Association. Filba competed in the 1947 and 1955 Vuelta a España.[5]
Major results
- 1945
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1946
- 9th Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1947
- 3rd Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1948
- 1st Circuito Ribera Jalon
- 3rd Subida a Arrate
- 4th Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 1949
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Levante[6]
- 1st Stages 1, 2 4b & 5
- 1st Road race, Barcelona Road Championships
- 6th Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1950
- 1st Stages 3b & 5 Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 6th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1951
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1952
- 7th Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 1953
- 2nd Overall Gran Premio Cataluña
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
