Faustino Rupérez


Faustino Rupérez Rincón is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España.
In addition, he won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished third overall at the 1984 Tour of the Basque Country behind Sean Kelly and Julián Gorospe.
Since retiring from competitive cycling, Rupérez has served as a directeur sportif for the Spain national team.

Major results

;1977
;1979 - Moliner-Vereco
;1980 - Zor-Vereco
;1981 - Zor-Helios Novostil
;1982 - Zor
;1983 - Zor
;1984 - Zor
;1985 - Zor-Gemeaz