Alfred Esmatges

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Alfred Esmatges
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Esmatges Yuste
Born (1932-12-18) 18 December 1932 (age 91)
Barcelona, Spain [1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1955Individual
1956Indaucho
1957Mobylette Coabania
1958Individual
1959Peña 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]

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Biography

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

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

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]

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References

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