Delio Rodríguez Barros was a Spanish

Spain

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 professional road racing cyclist

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 and sprinter

Cycling sprinter

A cycling sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to a high speed, often using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy.-The road sprinter:...

. Despite winning 12 stages at the 1941 Vuelta and 8 stages at the 1942 Vuelta, Rodríguez failed to make the top five places in the overall standings. Due to World War II, the event was not held in 1943 and 1944, but Rodríguez wanted to win the 1945 event

1945 Vuelta a España

The 5th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 10 to May 31, 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km, and was won by Delio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero won the...

, which he did by going on an early breakaway and winning stage 2 by over a half-hour. In the end, Delio won the event by over 30 minutes, captured six stages and the points classification, too. At the 1947 Vuelta, he finished on the podium in third, won his second points title and finished with eight stage wins.

Rodríguez is the all-time record holder for stage wins at the Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España

The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

 with 39 stage wins conducted over 5 events. Rodríguez had two younger brothers, Emilio

Emilio Rodriguez

Emilio Rodríguez Barros was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España...

 and Manolo that were also professional cyclists. Emilio won the overall race while Manolo came second in the 1950 Vuelta a España

1950 Vuelta a España

The 9th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 17 to September 10, 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km, and was won by Emilio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.-Final General...

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Major achievements

1941

• Vuelta a España
  1941 Vuelta a España
  The 3rd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from June 12 to July 6, 1941. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 4,409 km....
  
  
  • 12 stages

1942

• Vuelta a España
  1942 Vuelta a España
  The 4th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from June 30 to July 19, 1942. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,683 km, and was won by Julián Berrendero. Berrendero also won the mountains classification.-Stages:-Final General...
  
  
  • 8 stages

1945

• Vuelta a España
  1945 Vuelta a España
  The 5th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 10 to May 31, 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km, and was won by Delio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero won the...
  
  
  • Winner overall classification
  • Winner points classification
  • 6 stages
• Tour of Galicia
  Tour of Galicia
  The Tour of Galicia is an annual cycling race held in Galicia, Spain. It was first held in 1933 and was held a further five times between 1934 and 1984. In 1984, it became a regular annual race, with the exception of 1986 when it wasn't contested. The most successful rider was Emilio Rodríguez,...
  
  
  • Winner

1946

• Vuelta a España
  1946 Vuelta a España
  The 6th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 7 to May 30, 1946. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,836 km, and was won by Dalmacio Langarica. Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.After the 22nd stage, Jan...
  
  
  • 5th overall
  • 5 stages

1947

• Vuelta a España
  1947 Vuelta a España
  The 7th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 12 to June 5, 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km, and was won by Edouard Van Dyck. Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.-Final General...
  
  
  • Winner points classification
  • 3rd overall
  • 8 stages