José Recio

José Recio Ariza (born January 24, 1957, in Fernán Núñez) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won five stages of the Vuelta a España and several Spanish stage races including the Volta a Catalunya, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme and Vuelta a Burgos.

Recio turned professional in 1980, and started in the Vuelta a Espana. This was not a success; he dropped out soon, stopped riding, and became a bricklayer for one year. In 1982, he returned as a professional rider, started the Vuelta again, and won a stage. 1983 also was good, as he won the Volta a Catalunya. In 1984, he was one of the leaders of his team in the Vuelta a Espana, and won a stage, finishing in the top ten overall.

Major results

1982 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España 1983 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 6 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Asturias 2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragon 1st Stage 3b (ITT) 2nd GP Pascuas 1984 1st Overall Vuelta a Aragon 2nd Overall Tour of Galicia 1st Prologue 4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Prologue 9th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stage 17 1985 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos 1st Prologue & Stage 2b 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stage 4b (ITT) 1st Overall Vuelta a Aragon 1st Stage 4 1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia 1st Stages 14 & 18 Vuelta a España 1st Prologue & Stages 3 & 7a (ITT) Volta a Catalunya 2nd Klasika Primavera 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 2 4th Overall Tour of Galicia 1st Mountains classification 1986 1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España 1st Stage 5a Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1987 5th Clásica de San Sebastián 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1988 1st Prologue & Stage 4b Vuelta a Aragon 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria 1989 1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1990 1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stages 2, 3b & 4