Luis Otaño Arcelus (born 26 January 1934 in Errenteria, Gipuzkoa)[1] is a former Spanish Basque professional road bicycle racer. In 1964, Otaño lost the 1964 Vuelta a España to Raymond Poulidor by only 33 seconds.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Otaño Arcelus |
| Born | 26 January 1934 Errenteria, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1957 | Real Union Irun–Hojas Palmera |
| 1958 | Caobania–S.D. Beasain |
| 1958 | Mobylette GAC |
| 1959 | Licor 43 |
| 1959 | Peugeot–BP–Dunlop |
| 1960–1961 | Saint-Raphael–Geminiani |
| 1961 | Licor 43 |
| 1962–1963 | Margnat–Paloma |
| 1964–1965 | Fagor |
| 1966–1968 | Ferrys |
Major results edit
1958
- 1st GP Liberacion de Ondarroa
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1960
- 1st Stage 4 Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stages 1a & 1b 3 jours d'Anvers Driedaagse van Antwerpen
- 3rd Paris–Tours
- 6th Overall Menton–Roma
- 1961
- 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit d'Aquitaine
- 2nd Ronde des Korrigans
- 3rd Overall GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
- 1962
- 1st Road Race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Tour de Haute-Loire
- 3rd Saint-Gaudens
- 2nd GP du Parisien
- 1963
- 1st Stage 3a Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 5 Circuit du Provençal
- 1st Stage 1 GP du Midi-Libre
- 2nd Saint-Gaudens
- 2nd GP du Parisien
- 1964
- 1st GP Pascuas
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 9
- 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 1965
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 2nd Overall GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Hill Climb, National Road Championships
- 2nd Trofeo Jaumandreu
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclismo
- 8th Barcelona–Andorra
- 1966
- 1st Road Race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 15 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 10a Vuelta a España
- 1st GP Virgen Blanca
- 1st Vailly-sur-Sauldre
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Ávila
- 1st Stage 1b Vuelta a Levante
- 6th Overall Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
References edit
- ^ Page on Luis Otaño in the EITB website.
External links edit
- "List of all his achievements as professional bicycle racer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- Luis Otaño Arcelus at Cycling Archives
- Luis Otano – official Tour de France results (archive)
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