This is a promotional figure made by Star Toys that represents the Spanish cyclist Miguel Induráin. He is the 5 times winner of the Tour de France, and the first person to win five times in consecutive years, between 1991 and 1995. There are other 3 people who also won that race five times. Lance Armstrong won the race 7 times, but was later disqualified for life.
Miguel Induráin also won the Giro d’Italia twice, as well as other prestigious races, and was also a gold medallist in the Olympic Games of Atlanta’96.
Right after the
fifth Tour de France victory in the summer of 1995, El Mundo Deportivo, a sports journal from
Spain offered this small PVC figure as a giveaway, presented in a plastic bag
with a small card inside. It is an unique figure, does not belong to any series.
The figure is manufactured by Star Toys and it is relatively easy to spot in Spain, as it was probably made up to hundreds of thousands. It carries the corporate colours of the Banesto Team, named after a bank that is now part of the Santander group.
FACTS and FIGURES:
- Name: MIGUEL INDURÁIN
- Year: 1995
- Company: Star Toys (Spain)
- Size of the figures: Around 8 cm
Lovely figure and new on me, thanks for posting Gog!
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Thank you Hugh! Glad I showed you a figure you didn't know.
DeleteThank you Hugh! Glad I showed you a figure you didn't know.
DeleteCreo que El Mundo Deportivo hizo alguna promoción con esta figura
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