Alves Barbosa

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Alves Barbosa (24 December 1931 – 29 September 2018) 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.[1] He was born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[2]

Barbosa died on 29 September 2018 in Figueira da Foz at the age of 86.[3][4]

References

  1. Antonino Dos Santos Baptista. Cycling Archives. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. 47ème Tour de France 1960 (in fr)Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Morreu Alves Barbosa - Notícias de Coimbra. www.noticiasdecoimbra.pt. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal -. Morreu Alves Barbosa, primeiro triplo vencedor da Volta a Portugal em bicicleta. Retrieved 30 September 2018.