Salvador Botella

Salvador Botella
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Botella Rodrigo
Born(1929-03-27)27 March 1929
Almussafes, Spain
Died18 December 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 77)
Ribarroja del Turia, Spain
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1954Ideor
1955Ignis
1956Splendid
1957Ignis–Doniselli
1958–1962Faema–Guerra

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.