Bernardo Ruiz
Ruiz at the 1954 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Ruiz |
| Born | 8 January 1925 Orihuela, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (born 8 January 1925) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España. He went on to become the first Spaniard to take two wins in a single edition of the Tour de France in 1951, the first to finish on the overall podium at the Tour the following year, and the first to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1955.