Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born 1928, March 18 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish former professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1944 to 1962, during which he had over 200 professional victories. He was the first Spanish rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, he is one of only three riders who won stages in the three Grand Tours in the same year (1956).

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  • Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born 1928, March 18 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish former professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1944 to 1962, during which he had over 200 professional victories. He was the first Spanish rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, he is one of only three riders who won stages in the three Grand Tours in the same year (1956). He won the Milan-Sanremo classic race on two occasions and took 26 stage wins in the three Grand Tours. His twenty stage wins in the Giro d'Italia makes him the third most successful foreign rider in the "Giro" behind Eddy Merckx (25) and Roger De Vlaeminck (22). Poblet was of short stature who had great power, he was the first Spanish rider to be a specialist in one day races in an age when Spain only produced climbers. He had a lightning fast sprint, but could also climb well, taking the Spanish Mountain championships on three occasions and the mountainous Volta a Catalunya twice. Miguel's father Enrique owned a bicycle shop in Barcelona and he encouraged his son to take up racing seriously at a young age and supplied him with all the necessary equipment. Despite turning professional in 1944, at the tender age of 16, Poblet’s career did not really take off internationally until 1955 when he was invited to be part of the Spanish team at the Tour de France, at that time the Tour invited national squads rather than trade teams. Poblet made an immediate effect at the Tour when won the opening stage between Le Havre and Dieppe becoming the first Spaniard to wear the yellow jersey. He held onto the jersey in the afternoon Team time trial but lost it next day to Dutchman Wout Wagtmans. However Poblet had more glory at that year's Tour when he took the prestigious final stage into Paris at the Parc des Princes stadium. Success at the 1955 Tour ensured an invitation to the 1956 Giro d’Italia where he took four stage, this followed three stage wins in the Vuelta a España, he took another Tour de France stage win that year between Angers and La Rochelle to complete a grand slam of stages in Grand Tours for 1956. By this time Poblet was riding for the Faema team led by Rik Van Looy but he left the team early in 1957 after being told he was not going to ride Milan-Sanremo, he signed for the Italian squad Ignis and promptly won Milano-Torino for them, a week later he was victorious at Milan-Sanremo. He stayed with the Ignis squad for the rest of his career. Poblet prepared meticulously for Milan-Sanremo, designing a training course in Catalonia similar to the Italian classics parcours with a big climb similar to the Turchino Pass followed by a series of smaller hills. He finished second in 1958 behind Van Looy and then won again in 1959 after breaking away from the bunch with 400 metres to go. He came close to winning Paris-Roubaix in 1958 coming second to Leon Van Daele and third in 1960 when Pino Ceremi won. For 45 years, he was the only Spaniard ever to have got on the podium at the Roubaix velodrome, until Juan Antonio Flecha took the third step in 2005 and second in 2007. Poblet still lives in the Barcelona area, in 2001 the local sports arena was named after him and more than 2000 people turned out to pay tribute to him. In 2004 he was a special guest of the Vuelta a Espana as it passed through Catalonia.
  • Miquel Poblet i Orriols fou un ciclista català. Miquel Poblet fou ciclista professional des de l'any 1944 (quan nomès tenia 16 anys tot i que en un principi es limità a disputar les curses que es disputaven a Catalunya) fins al 1962, durant els quals va aconseguir 214 victòries. Als anys cinquanta marxà a Itàlia on milità en diversos equips italians i on fou un autèntic ídol (igual que a Catalunya). Entre els seus èxits més importants podem destacar dues Milà-San Remo, dues Voltes a Catalunya, 18 cops Campió d'Espanya (en diverses modalitats), i, a més, aconseguí 25 victòries d'etapa entre Giro, Tour i Vuelta. A l'any 2002, la Generalitat de Catalunya li atorgà la Creu de Sant Jordi.
  • Miguel Poblet Oriols fue un ciclista español, profesional entre los años 1944 y 1962, durante los cuales logró 62 victorias. Se convirtió en ciclista profesional muy pronto, a los 16 años, pero durante mucho tiempo se limitó a carreras cerca de su domicilio, fundamentalmente pruebas de Cataluña y alrededores. Cuando por fin se abrió al ciclismo más allá de las fronteras españolas, Poblet demostró ser un excelente sprinter. Fue en Italia donde consiguió sus victorias más importantes. Fue dos veces ganador de la Milán-San Remo y segundo en otra ocasión, y obtuvo veinte victorias de etapa en el Giro de Italia, aunque también logró tres triunfos de etapa tanto en la Vuelta a España como en el Tour de Francia, prueba en la que logro la hazaña de ser el primer ciclista español en portar el maillot amarillo durante una etapa en la edición de 1955. En 1956 se convirtió en el primer ciclista en lograr triunfos de etapa en las tres Grandes Vueltas el mismo año, algo que igualarían más tarde Pierino Baffi, en 1958, y Alessandro Petacchi, en 2003.
  • Miguel Poblet i Orriols on espanjalainen, tarkemmin katalonialainen maantiepyöräilijä. Hän voitti Milano–San Remon vuosina 1957 ja 1959 sekä Katalonian ympäriajon 1952 ja 1960. Poblet voitti lukuisia etappeja Italian, Espanjan ja Ranskan ympäriajoissa, joista viimeksi mainitussa hän sai maillot jaunenkin.
  • Miquel Poblet était un cycliste espagnol, professionnel entre 1944 et 1962, et qui remporta 62 victoires. Il est passé professionnel très tôt, à 16 ans, mais il est resté longtemps cantonné à des courses se disputant près de chez lui, principalement en Catalogne et ses alentours. Lorsqu'il sortit enfin des frontières espagnoles, il se révéla un excellent sprinter. C'est en Italie qu'il a remporté ses plus beaux succès. Il a gagné Milan-San Remo à deux reprises et a terminé une fois deuxième et a également remporté 20 étapes au Tour d'Italie. Il a en outre gagné des étapes à la Vuelta et au Tour de France.
  • Professionista dal 1944 (a soli 16 anni) al 1962, nella sua carriera ha collezionato 62 vittorie. Ottimo velocista, ma anche buon scalatore, ha ottenuto in Italia le sue vittorie più importanti, tra le quali due edizioni della Milano-Sanremo e 20 tappe del Giro d'Italia. Ha vinto anche tre tappe del Tour de France e tre della Vuelta.
  • Miguel Poblet is een voormalig Spaans wielrenner.
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  • Miguel Poblet i Orriols, born 1928, March 18 at Montcada i Reixac in the northern suburbs of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is a Spanish former professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1944 to 1962, during which he had over 200 professional victories. He was the first Spanish rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, he is one of only three riders who won stages in the three Grand Tours in the same year (1956).
  • Miquel Poblet i Orriols fou un ciclista català. Miquel Poblet fou ciclista professional des de l'any 1944 (quan nomès tenia 16 anys tot i que en un principi es limità a disputar les curses que es disputaven a Catalunya) fins al 1962, durant els quals va aconseguir 214 victòries. Als anys cinquanta marxà a Itàlia on milità en diversos equips italians i on fou un autèntic ídol (igual que a Catalunya).
  • Miguel Poblet Oriols fue un ciclista español, profesional entre los años 1944 y 1962, durante los cuales logró 62 victorias. Se convirtió en ciclista profesional muy pronto, a los 16 años, pero durante mucho tiempo se limitó a carreras cerca de su domicilio, fundamentalmente pruebas de Cataluña y alrededores. Cuando por fin se abrió al ciclismo más allá de las fronteras españolas, Poblet demostró ser un excelente sprinter.
  • Miguel Poblet i Orriols on espanjalainen, tarkemmin katalonialainen maantiepyöräilijä. Hän voitti Milano–San Remon vuosina 1957 ja 1959 sekä Katalonian ympäriajon 1952 ja 1960. Poblet voitti lukuisia etappeja Italian, Espanjan ja Ranskan ympäriajoissa, joista viimeksi mainitussa hän sai maillot jaunenkin.
  • Miquel Poblet était un cycliste espagnol, professionnel entre 1944 et 1962, et qui remporta 62 victoires. Il est passé professionnel très tôt, à 16 ans, mais il est resté longtemps cantonné à des courses se disputant près de chez lui, principalement en Catalogne et ses alentours. Lorsqu'il sortit enfin des frontières espagnoles, il se révéla un excellent sprinter. C'est en Italie qu'il a remporté ses plus beaux succès.
  • Professionista dal 1944 (a soli 16 anni) al 1962, nella sua carriera ha collezionato 62 vittorie. Ottimo velocista, ma anche buon scalatore, ha ottenuto in Italia le sue vittorie più importanti, tra le quali due edizioni della Milano-Sanremo e 20 tappe del Giro d'Italia. Ha vinto anche tre tappe del Tour de France e tre della Vuelta.
  • Miguel Poblet is een voormalig Spaans wielrenner.
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