Salvador Botella

Salvador Botella Rodrigo (March 27, 1929 – December 18, 2006) was a Spanish road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 1953 to 1962. He won the Volta a Catalunya in 1953 and 1959. He participated in 19 Grand Tours, including eight editions of the Vuelta a España, seven of the Giro d'Italia, and four of the Tour de France. He won the Points classification in 1958 Vuelta a España.

Major results

 * 1953
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 3


 * 1954
 * 1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante
 * 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 1955
 * 1st Trofeo Jaumendreu
 * 1st Stage 10 Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour des Pyrénées
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Stage 8
 * 8th Overall Giro d'Italia


 * 1956
 * 1st Stage 4 Euskal Bizikleta
 * 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu


 * 1957
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Levante
 * 1st Stages 4 & 6
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 8
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 6th Trofeo Masferrer
 * 10th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 1958
 * 1st Points classification Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia
 * 2nd National Road Race Championships


 * 1959
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Volta a Catalunya
 * 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta


 * 1960
 * 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 9


 * 1961
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante
 * 1st Stages 6 & 8 Vuelta a Andalucía