Ventura Díaz

Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, finishing 9th in 1974, as well as two of the Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. His biggest wins were the 1970 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros and the 1970 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.

Major results

1961 1st Stage 9 Volta a Catalunya 2nd Subida a Arrate 1962 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 1963 1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 3rd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao 9th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta 1964 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir 1965

2nd Subida al Naranco 1966 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 7th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta 1967 2nd Subida a Arrate 10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1968 3rd National Hill Climb Championships 1969 3rd Subida a Urkiola 1970 1st Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 1st Stage 2a 1st Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana 1st Stage 3 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1971 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1972 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1973 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Segovia 3rd Klasika Primavera 7th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 8th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 10th Subida a Arrate 1974 1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Cantabria 3rd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya 9th Overall Vuelta a España 1975 1st Stage 5a Tour of the Basque Country 2nd GP Vizcaya 3rd GP Llodio