Santiago Mostajo Gutiérrez
Spanish cyclist
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Santiago Mostajo Gutiérrez (15 September 1932 – 11 January 2005) was a Spanish professional cyclist. His best result was a stage in at the 1957 Volta a Catalunya, when he arrived alone in Granollers. At the end of the 1950s, he acquired Campo del Guinardó and rebuilt the race track around the playing field.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Mostajo Gutiérrez |
| Born | 15 September 1932[1] Zaragoza, Spain |
| Died | 11 January 2005 (aged 72)[2] Barcelona, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1952–1953 | Individual |
| 1954 | Barcelones CC y Splendid |
| 1955–1956 | Individual |
| 1957-1958[3] | Faema |
| 1959 | Individual |
| 1960[4] | Catigene |
| 1960–1961 | Lambretta-Mostajo |
| Major wins | |
| 1st stages in the Volta a Catalunya[5] | |
Biography
Santiago was born in Zaragoza, Spain on September 15, 1932.[7] His father Santiago Mostajo Trigo was also a professional cyclist.[8] He competed with the Faema-Guerra team during 1950s and won the Borràs Trophy in 1953 and one stage of the Volta a Catalunya in 1957.[9] He collaborated with his father on the management of the Mostajo velodrome at the Camp del Guinardó in Barcelona, where a cycling school was set up. In 1978 he was proclaimed runner-up in the masters world championship.[10]
Major results
- 1952
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Sprint - 1st Points race
- 1st
- 3rd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1953
- 1st Trofeo Borràs[11]
- 1956[12]
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Mallorca
- 1957
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya[13]
