José Recio Ariza (born January 24, 1957, in Fernán Núñez) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He won five stages of the Vuelta a España and several Spanish stage races including the Volta a Catalunya, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme and Vuelta a Burgos.

José Recio
Personal information
Full nameJosé Recio Ariza
Born(1957-01-24)January 24, 1957
Fernán Núñez, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1980Colchón CR
1982–1989Kelme–Merckx
1990–1991Seur
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
5 individual stages (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)

Stage races

Volta a Catalunya (1983)
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (1985)
Vuelta a Burgos (1985)

Recio turned professional in 1980, and started in the Vuelta a Espana. This was not a success; he dropped out soon, stopped riding, and became a bricklayer for one year. In 1982, he returned as a professional rider, started the Vuelta again, and won a stage. 1983 also was good, as he won the Volta a Catalunya. In 1984, he was one of the leaders of his team in the Vuelta a Espana, and won a stage, finishing in the top ten overall.[1]

Major results

edit
1982
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España
1983
1st   Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 6
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Stage 3 Vuelta Asturias
2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragon
1st Stage 3b (ITT)
2nd GP Pascuas
1984
1st   Overall Vuelta a Aragon
2nd Overall Tour of Galicia
1st Prologue
4th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Prologue
9th Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 17
1985
1st   Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Prologue & Stage 2b
1st   Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Stage 4b (ITT)
1st   Overall Vuelta a Aragon
1st Stage 4
1st   Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stages 14 & 18 Vuelta a España
1st Prologue & Stages 3 & 7a (ITT) Volta a Catalunya
2nd Klasika Primavera
4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Tour of Galicia
1st Mountains classification
1986
1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 5a Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1987
5th Clásica de San Sebastián
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1988
1st Prologue & Stage 4b Vuelta a Aragon
2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1989
1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1990
1st   Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stages 2, 3b & 4

References

edit
  1. ^ "José Recio winnaar van ontgoochelende bergrit". Gazet van Antwerpen. 5 May 1984.
edit