It consists of a bronze statue representing Federico Martín Bahamontes, winner of the 1959 Tour de France and adoptive son of the city of Toledo.

Promoted and funded by the Fundación Soliss, the statue is a work by the Valencian sculptor Javier Molina Gil.

[3] The bronze base on which the statue stands incorporates a die-cut coat of arms of the city, featuring the characteristic double-headed eagle.

[6] Bahamontes reportedly collaborated with the author in the design of the statue,[6] letting the sculptor to obtain accurate biometric data.

[7] Installed in the Paseo del Miradero, in the centre of the city, it was unveiled on 6 May 2018, during a ceremony attended by Bahamontes himself (aged 89 at the time of the inauguration)[8] as well as by Miguel Indurain, Pedro Delgado and Carlos Sastre.