Vicente Belda

Vicente Belda

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Belda Vicedo
Born	(1954-09-12) 12 September 1954 Alfafara, Spain
Team information
Current team	Fuerteventura-Canarias Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Team Manager
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
1978–1979	Transmallorca
1980–1988	Kelme
Managerial teams
2002?–2006	Comunitat Valenciana
2007–	Fuerteventura-Canarias Team
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 2 stages Giro d'Italia, 1 stage Volta a Catalunya (1979) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (1987)

Vicente Belda Vicedo (born 12 September 1954) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, born in Alfafara. He is now the manager of Spanish UCI Professional Continental outfit Fuerteventura-Canarias. Until 2006 he was the directeur sportif of Comunidad Valenciana, which was highly involved in the Operación Puerto doping case.

Belda received a penalty for testing positive for the stimulant Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España.

Major results

1978

1st, Stage 16, Vuelta a España

1st, Overall, Vuelta a Cantabria

1979

1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya

1st, Stage 4, Vuelta a Andalucía

1st, Prologue and Overall, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

1980

1st, Stage 6, Tour of the Basque Country

1981

Vuelta a España

1st, Stage 13

3rd, Overall

1st, Stage 4, Volta a Catalunya

1982

1st, Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

1st, Stage 3, Vuelta a La Rioja

1st, Stage 16, Giro d'Italia

1983

1st, Subida al Naranco

1st, Stage 3, Tour of the Basque Country

1984

1st, Subida al Naranco

1st, Subida a Urkiola

1st, Overall and Stage 3, Volta a Galicia

1985

1st, Escalada a Montjuïc

1st, Stage 8 and 10, Vuelta a Colombia

1986

1st, Escalada a Montjuïc

1987

1st, Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

• "Pro Cycling News: Kelme's Belda wants to amaze again". Daily Peloton. Retrieved 7 July 2010.

External links

• Vicente Belda at Cycling Archives