Francisco Galdós Gauna (born May 6, 1947 in Lasarte, Álava) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished second in the 1975 Giro d'Italia and 1979 Vuelta a España, third in 1972 Giro d'Italia, sixth in the 1976 Tour de France, and fourth in the 1977 Tour de France. He finished in the top 10 of eleven Grand Tours, including three podium finishes.

Francisco Galdós
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Galdós Gauna
Born (1947-05-06) May 6, 1947 (age 77)
Lasarte, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1969–1979Kas–Kaskol
1980Kelme–Gios
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
Mountains classification (1975)
1 individual stage (1975)

Stage races

Tour de Romandie (1975)

Major results

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1968
1st   Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1969
2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1970
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
3rd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
6th Overall Vuelta a España
9th Overall Tour de France
1971
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Druivenkoers Overijse
10th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1972
1st Trofeo Masferrer
2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
3rd GP Pascuas
1973
2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
3rd Subida a Arrate
4th Overall Tour de Suisse
7th Trofeo Masferrer
9th Overall Giro d'Italia
1975
1st   Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 4
1st Subida a Arrate
2nd Overall Giro d'Italia
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stage 21
5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
6th Tour du Haut Var
7th Road race, National Road Championships
9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
10th Overall À travers Lausanne
1976
1st   Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1st Stage 2b
6th Overall Tour de France
1977
1st   Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
4th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
8th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
10th Road race, National Road Championships
10th Subida a Arrate
1978
1st   Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 5
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
4th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
7th Overall Tour de France
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
7th Subida a Arrate
1979
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1980
8th Overall Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
  Vuelta a España 6 18 2 8
  Giro d'Italia 4 3 9 17 2 18
  Tour de France 21 9 11 20 DNF DNF 6 4 7 28 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
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