Bernardo Ruiz

Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete (8 January 1925 – 14 August 2025) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España. 

Ruiz 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 year after, and the first to win a stage of the Giro d'Italia in 1955.

Ruiz was born into a Communist Party-supporting family in Orihuela and grew up in the Valencian Community.

Ruiz turned 100 in January 2025. He died seven months later on 14 August 2025 in Orihuela.

References

Other websites
Official Tour de France results for Bernardo Ruiz 

Category:1925 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Spanish cyclists
Category:People from Alicante
Category:Spanish centenarians