Bernardo Ruiz

Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete, born on 8 January 1925 in Orihuela and died on 14 August 2025, was a Spanish professional road cyclist. He won the overall and climbers classifications of the 1948 Vuelta a Espana, taking the lead from Dalmacio Langarica after the latter lost time to punctures. At the Tour de France he became the first Spaniard to win two stages in a single edition in 1951, when he also finished ninth overall, and in 1952 he finished third overall behind Fausto Coppi and Stan Ockers, the first Spaniard on the Tour podium. In 1955 he became the first Spaniard to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia. He rode 21 Grand Tours in his career and completed all three Grand Tours in a single season on three occasions. After retiring he worked as a directeur sportif, including at Faema with Federico Bahamontes. He turned 100 in January 2025.