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Ventura Díaz

Spanish cyclist

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ3555631 ↗
Source-derived summary

Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, finishing 9th in 1974, as well as two of the Tour de France and one Giro d'Italia. His biggest wins were the 1970 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros and the 1970 Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Ventura Díaz” as spanish cyclist. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ventura, Díaz and Spanish.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1937, 1961, 1976, 1960—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1937-08-26. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ventura, Díaz and Spanish providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Ventura Díaz”, the useful work is to connect “spanish cyclist” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3555631. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1937, 1961, 1976 and 1960.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ventura Díaz” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.