Faustino Rupérez Rincón is a retired Spanish

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 professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title

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 at the 1980 Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España

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In addition, he won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished third overall at the 1984 Vuelta al País Vasco behind Sean Kelly

Seán Kelly (cyclist)

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 and Julián Gorospe

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Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif

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 for the Spanish national team.

Major achievements

1977

1st, Cinturon Ciclista a Mallorca

1979 – Moliner-Vereco

National Cycling Championships Road Race

4th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1980 – Zor-Vereco

1st, Overall, 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...

1st, Stages 5 and 7

1981 – Zor-Helios Novostil

1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya

1st, Overall, Vuelta a Burgos

8th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1982 – Zor

1st, Giro del Piemonte

4th, Overall, Vuelta a España

10th, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco

1983 – Zor

4th, World Cycling Championships Road Race

10th, Overall, Vuelta a España

1984 – Zor

3rd, Overall, Vuelta al País Vasco

21st, Overall, Vuelta a España

1985 – Zor-Gemeaz

35th, Overall, Tour de France

1985 Tour de France

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19th, Overall, Vuelta a España

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