Alves Barbosa

António da Silva Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018),[2][3] commonly known as Alves Barbosa, was a Portuguese professional road cyclist. He won the Volta a Portugal in 1951, 1956 and 1958, placing third in 1955, and rode the Tour de France from 1956 until 1958 and again in 1960.[4][5] He also won a stage of the 1961 Vuelta a España.

Alves Barbosa
Personal information
Full nameAntónio da Silva Alves Barbosa[1]
Born(1931-12-24)24 December 1931
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Died29 September 2018(2018-09-29) (aged 86)
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider

Major results
1950
1st Junior National Road Race Championships
1951
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 3
1952
1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc
1954
1st National Road Race Championships
1955
1st Prova Ciclística 9 de Julho
1st Stages 4, 7, 8b, 9, 10 & 12a Volta a Portugal
1956
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 2a, 4a, 7, 8b, 9b, 10b, 12, 14 & 15
8th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
10th Overall Tour de France
1958
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 1b, 8, 12, 17, 21, 22a & 23
1959
1st Stages 5a, 5b (TTT), 13, 14, 15a, 16a & 19 Volta a Portugal
1960
1st Stages 1 & 6 Tour du Maroc
9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
1961
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
1st Stage 4

References
  1. "António da Silva Alves Barbosa". Museo del Ciclismo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Morreu Alves Barbosa - Notícias de Coimbra". www.noticiasdecoimbra.pt. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal -. "Morreu Alves Barbosa, primeiro triplo vencedor da Volta a Portugal em bicicleta". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. "Antonino Dos Santos Baptista". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. "47ème Tour de France 1960" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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