Joaquín Filba
Joaquín Filba (1 January 1923 – 15 August 2012)[2] was a Spanish cyclist, who was professional between 1945 and 1955. From 1945 to 1951 he competed as an individual. Filba notably won the 1949 Vuelta a Levante, and also finished fifth at the world cyclo-cross championships in 1953.[3]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joaquín Filba Pascual |
Born | Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain[1] | 1 January 1923
Died | 15 August 2012 89) Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia, Spain | (aged
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1945–1951 | Individual |
1952 | C.C Barcelona–Conservas, Puig |
1953 | Individual |
1954 | Peña Solera-Cacaolat |
1955 | Mariotas |
Biography
Joaquín Filba was born in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Catalonia on January 1, 1923 and died in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor in 2012 at the age of 89.[4] Filba finished 2nd in the 1953 and 3rd in the 1947 editions of the Gran Premio de Catalunya, and won a stage in 1950. He was also the team director of the Moià Cycling Association. Filba competed in the 1947 and 1955 Vuelta a España.[5]
Major results
- 1945
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1946
- 9th Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1947
- 3rd Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1948
- 1st Circuito Ribera Jalon
- 3rd Subida a Arrate
- 4th Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 1949
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante[6]
- 1st Stages 1, 2 4b & 5
- 1st Road race, Barcelona Road Championships
- 6th Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 1950
- 1st Stages 3b & 5 Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu
- 6th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1951
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1952
- 7th Overall Gran Premio de Cataluña
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 1953
- 2nd Overall Gran Premio Cataluña
- 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya
References
- "Joaquim FILBA PASCUAL Rider Professional". museociclismo.it. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Joaquim Filba Rider". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Joaquín Filbá Pascual" (in Spanish). sitiodeciclismo.net. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Joaquim FILBA PASCUAL Ciclista Professionista" (in Italian). museociclismo.it. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Joaquin FILBÁ". cyclebase.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Ciclismo - Joaquin Filba" (in Spanish). los-deportes.info. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Joaquin Filba Results". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "FILBA Joaquin Rider Info". cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "FILBA Joaquin Cyclocross Results 1952-1953". cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
- Joaquín Filba at Cycling Archives
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