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Bernardo Ruiz is a Spanish cyclist who was born on 8 January, 1925 in Orihuela, Spain. He is best known for his career as a professional cyclist, which spanned from 1945 to 1965. During his career, he won numerous races, including the Vuelta a España in 1954 and the Tour of the Basque Country in 1956. Ruiz began his cycling career in 1945, when he joined the Spanish National Cycling Team. He quickly rose to prominence, winning the Vuelta a España in 1954 and the Tour of the Basque Country in 1956. He also competed in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and other major races. Ruiz retired from professional cycling in 1965, but he remained active in the sport. He served as a coach for the Spanish National Cycling Team from 1966 to 1972, and he was a member of the Spanish Cycling Federation from 1972 to 1975. He also served as a technical director for the Spanish Cycling Federation from 1975 to 1977. Ruiz is now 98 years old and is still active in the cycling community. He is a member of the Spanish Cycling Hall of Fame and is a frequent guest at cycling events. He is also a member of the Spanish Cycling Federation's Honorary Council.

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Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 8 January 1925
Birthday 8 January
Birthplace Orihuela, Spain
Nationality Spain

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2020

Ruiz had to race with heavy equipment because Spain was going through a depression. Ruiz is one of the few riders to complete all three Grand Tours in a single season, which he did on three occasions. As of 2020 only two other riders have accomplished this more than three times. During his career he rode a total of 21 Grand Tours, and completed 12 Grand Tours consecutively.

1960

After retiring from competition, he became a directeur sportif, including for the Faema team, where he managed Bahamontes, despite the pair having previously engaged in fistfights: Ruiz stated ahead of the 1960 Vuelta a España that "we mutually tolerate one another".

1949

In 1949, Ruiz competed in the Tour de France as part of the Spain national team. After they received abuse from Spanish Republican exiles, Ruiz and his teammates withdrew from the race on the fifth stage and left to compete in the Volta a Portugal. As a result of the withdrawal, Spain was not invited the following year; a team was sent in 1951, including Ruiz. He took two stage wins, the first for Spain since the Civil War, and finished ninth overall. In the following year's Tour, Ruiz finished third in the general classification behind Fausto Coppi and Stan Ockers. Ruiz later said he could not have overhauled Coppi for the win, but that he had lost out on being runner-up due to his cautious descending down Mont Ventoux, which lost him four minutes to Coppi and Ockers - Ruiz stated that he was careful in his descent because he was worried about his tyers overheating.

1945

In 1945 Ruiz won the Volta a Catalunya, then Spain's most lucrative bike race, at the age of 20. This was his first race outside of the Valencian region, and helped to launch his professional career. That year he also made his debut in the Vuelta a España, where he came 23rd out of 26 finishers. He described the experience of riding the race as "terrifying". Three years later he took the overall classification in the race, taking the lead from Dalmacio Langarica after the latter lost time due to several punctures. Upon completion of the race, Ruiz was supposed to receive the winner's trophy from Francisco Franco in a ceremony at the then-new Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, however upon learning that he would have to wait three hours for a football match to be completed before the presentation, he elected to leave.

1925

Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (born 8 January 1925) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España. He went on to become the first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France in 1951, the first to finish on the overall podium at the Tour the following year, and the first to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1955. Alasdair Fotheringham has described him as "an accidental pioneer for post-Civil War Spanish professional cycling", through his international success at a time when Spain was experiencing economic hardship during the early years of the Franco era, paving the way for countrymen such as Federico Bahamontes.