Alfred Esmatges
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Esmatges Yuste |
| Born | 18 December 1932 Barcelona, Spain[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1955 | Individual |
| 1956 | Indaucho |
| 1957 | Mobylette Coabania |
| 1958 | Individual |
| 1959 | Peña Solera |
| 1960 | Kas–Boxing |
| 1961 | Ferrys[2] |
| Major wins | |
| 1st stages in the Volta a Catalunya | |
Alfredo Esmatges (born 18 December 1932)[3] is a Spanish former professional cyclist. Before turning professional, he had around 50 amateur victories.[4]
Biography
[edit]Esmatges was born in Barcelona, Cantabri on December 18, 1932.[5] In 1961 he took part in six-day track races on velodrome around the world. After retiring in 1962, he joined the technical commission of the Catalan Cycling Federation and was a technical advisor to the Association of Organizers of Races of Spain. Alfred was president of the Catalan Cycling Federation from 1978 to 1982.[6]
Career
[edit]Esmatges debuted in the Spanish Track Championship as an independent. Later, he was part of the teams Montjuïc Cycling Club 1951, the Poblet Cyclist Penya 1952, Nicky's Peñya (1953-55), Indaucho (1956), Mobylette (1957), Penya Solera (1958-59), Kas–Boxing (1960) and Ferrys (1961). During his tenure he managed and issued federal licenses from Catalonia, and created the first cyclo-cross campaign and an intervelodrome tournament. Since 1983 he has been running the Unión Ciclista Igualadina. He was also the director of the Catalan Cycling School (1984-86) and held positions within the organization of the Vuelta a España and the Volta a Catalunya. He received the gold medal of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation.[7]
Major results
[edit]- 1955
- 1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya
- 1956
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Levante
- 7th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1959
- 1st Lleida
- 1960
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Levante[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Més de 400 ciclistes a la 9a Marxa Terra de l'Aigua de Riells i Viabrea" (in Catalan). naciodigital.cat. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Alfred ESMATGES YUSTE Ciclista Professionista" (in Italian). museociclismo.it. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Curruculum vitae Alfred ESMATGES YUSTE" (in Italian). museociclismo.it. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Història del velòdrom de Barcelona" (in Catalan). ciclisme.cat. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "olta Ciclista a Catalunya 1956 General Classification". cyclingranking.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Etiqueta: Alfred Esmatges" (in Catalan). joanseguidor.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Alfredo Esmatges Yuste" (in Italian). sitodelciclismo.net. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "El ciclisme català ret homenatge als millors corredors i entitats del 2014" (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
External links
[edit]- Alfred Esmatges at Cycling Archives (archive)