Vicente Trueba

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Trueba Pérez
Nickname	The Flea of Torrelavega
Date of birth	October 16, 1905(1905-10-16)
Date of death	November 10, 1986 (aged 81)
Country	Spain
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Cyclist
Rider type	Climber specialist
Major wins
First winner of King of the Mountains (1933)
Infobox last updated on:
31 August 2007

Vicente Trueba Pérez (October 16, 1905 - November 10, 1986) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for being the first winner of King of the Mountains for winning the overall classification in the Mountains classification of Tour de France. He also finished sixth overall of Tour de France.

[edit] 1933 Tour de France

In 1933, the King of the Mountains classification was first calculated. The winner was Vicente Trueba, who reached the tops of most mountains first. However, Trueba was a very bad descender, so he never gained anything from reaching the tops first. The Tour de France director, Henri Desgrange, decided that cyclists should receive a bonus for reaching the tops first.

[edit] External links

• Conference by Ángel Neila about Vicente Trueba's life (Spanish)

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