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Spanish cycling legend Ángel Arroyo dies
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Ángel Arroyo, the Spanish cyclist from Ávila who finished third on the podium at the 1983 Tour de France, has died. Spanish media are paying tribute to the former rider as a pioneer who revived Spanish cycling in the 1980s and paved the way for the country's later Tour successes. Outlets describe his rise to the top of the sport as unlikely, with Arroyo remembered as a legendary figure in Spanish cycling history.
Why now: The death of a beloved Spanish cycling icon has prompted widespread tributes in the press.
Ángel ArroyoTour de FranceSpanish cycling
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- Fallece Ángel Arroyo, el abulense que subió al podio en el Tour de Francia de 1983 · El Norte de Castilla
- Muere Ángel Arroyo, el hombre que reactivó al ciclismo español en el Tour · Diario AS
- Ha fallecido Angel Arroyo · Sportlife Ibérica S.L
- Fallece el exciclista abulense Ángel Arroyo, segundo del Tour de Francia de 1983 · Cadena SER
- Muere Ángel Arroyo, el pionero que llegó al ciclismo por casualidad para acabar como leyenda · El Confidencial
- Muere el exciclista Ángel Arroyo, pionero de los éxitos españoles en los 80 · ABC
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