Salvador Cardona

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Balbastre.

Salvador Cardona

Personal information
Full name	Salvador Cardona Balbastre
Born	(1901-01-12)12 January 1901 Alfahuir, Valencian Community, Spain
Died	15 January 1985(1985-01-15) (aged 84) Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1928	Elvish
1929	Elvish-Fontan
1934–1935	Orbea
Major wins
Spain National Road Cycling Championship (1935) Tour de France, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 2 stages Volta a Catalunya (1931)

Salvador Cardona Balbastre (12 January 1901 - 15 January 1985) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist from Alfauir. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.

Major results

1929

4th, Overall, Tour de France

1st, Stage 9

1st, Overall, Vuelta a Levante

1931

1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya

1933

1st, Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

1st, Overall, Tour of Galicia

1935

Spain National Road Cycling Championship

1st, Stage 6 & 7, Volta a Catalunya

1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España

1st, Overall, Vuelta a Mallorca

1936

1st, Stage 9, Vuelta a España

External links

• Salvador Cardona Balbastre at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Salvador CARDONA BALBASTRE at CycleBase
• Results in Tour de France for Salvador CARDONA BALBASTRE
• Article about Salvador Cardona (in Spanish)