Major Achievements
- 1945
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1948
- Vuelta a España
- Winner overall classification
- 1st, Stage 1, (Madrid, 14 km ITT)
- 1st, Stage 4, (Granada - Murcia, 285 km)
- 1st, Stage 12, (San Sebastián - Bilbao, 259 km)
- 1951
- 9th, Overall, Tour de France
- 1st, Stage 10, (Clermont-Ferrand - Brive, 216 km)
- 1st, Stage 21, (Briançon - Aix-les-Bains, 201 km)
- 3rd, King of the Mountains Classification (tied with Hugo Koblet and Fausto Coppi)
- 1952
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 1956
- 70th, Overall, Tour de France
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