About Faustino Rupérez
Born 1956. Faustino Rupérez is a Spanish sport cyclist.
Faustino Rupérez Rincón (born 29 July 1956) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España.
He finished 4th in the 1979 Vuelta a España, won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished 2nd overall at the 1984 Tour of the Basque Country behind Sean Kelly.
Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif for the Spain national team.
Career achievements Major results
1977
1st Stages 2 & 4
1978 6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1979
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 1st Stage 5b Vuelta a Aragón 1st Stage 5 Costa del Azahar 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 3rd GP Navarra 4th Overall Vuelta a España 1980
1st Stages 5 & 7
1st Stage 2 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1981
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos 1st Stage 2 1st Overall Six Days of Madrid (with Donald Allan) 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián 4th Subida al Naranco 4th Trofeo Masferrer 8th Overall Vuelta a España 1982 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia 1st GP Pascuas 1st Stage 4a Vuelta a Burgos 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 5 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2nd Subida a Arrate 4th Overall Vuelta a España 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 4th Subida al Naranco 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya 9th Clásica de San Sebastián 10th Overall Giro d'Italia 10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1983 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo 2nd Subida a Arrate 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 2 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 5th Clásica de San Sebastián 7th Overall Giro d'Italia 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 10th Overall Vuelta a España 1984
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a La Rioja 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 10th Clásica de San Sebastián 1985 1st Memorial Alberto Fernandez 2nd Trofeo Luis Puig 10th Clásica de San Sebastián
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Who is Faustino Rupérez?
Spanish racing cyclist
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Faustino Rupérez was born on 29 July 1956 in San Esteban de Gormaz.
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Faustino Rupérez is a sport cyclist.
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