such as five-time winner of the race Bernard Hinault, as well as the general director of Le Tour de France Christian Prudhomme. The award was given by the French President François Hollande. Also, he has been honored with the Premio Nacional Francisco Fernández Ochoa. Career achievements Major results Source: 1949 1st Overall Tour d'Ávila 1950 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships 1951 1st Overall Tour d'Ávila 1952 1st Vuelta a Albacete 1953 1st Circuit Sardiniero 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1954 Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 1st Nice–Mont Agel 3rd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca 1st Stage 3a 2nd Overall Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa 1955 1st Clasica a los Puertos de Guadarrama 1st Monaco–Golf du Mont Agel 1st Mont Faron hill climb 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 6 1st Stage 2 Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 6 & 9 1956 1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia (shared) 2nd Mont Faron Hill Climb 4th Overall Tour de France 4th Overall Vuelta a España 1957 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 1 1st Mont Faron hill climb 2nd Overall Vuelta a España 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 3 5th Overall Vuelta a Levante 1st Stage 3b 10th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1958 National Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia 1st Subida a Arrate 6th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Mountains classification 8th Overall Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 14 & 20 1959 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 15 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España 1st Subida a Arrate 1st National Hill Climb Championship 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stages 3 & 5 1960 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España 1st Subida a Arrate 1st Overall Grand Prix de Pliego 1st 2 stages 1961 1st Subida a Arrate 1st Nice–Golf du Mont Agel 1st Monaco–Golf du Mont Agel 1st Stage 4 Giro di Sardegna 2nd Mont Faron hill climb 1962 Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 13 1st Mont Faron road race 1st Mont Faron hill climb 1st Subida a Arrate 1st Nice–Golf du Mont Agel 1st Monaco–Golf du Mont Agel 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 7th Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 3 1963 1st Mont Faron hill climb 2nd Overall Tour