Julio Jiménez

For other uses, see Julio Jiménez (disambiguation).
Julio Jiménez

Jiménez on a 1969 UAE stamp
Personal information
Full name Julio Jiménez Muñoz
Nickname La pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Avila), The Watchmaker of Avila[1]
Born 28 October 1934 (1934-10-28) (age 82)
Ávila, Spain
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Professional team(s)
1959 Bilbao-Goyoaga
1960–1961 Catigene
1962–1963 Faema
1964–1965 KAS-Kaskol
1966 Ford France-Geminiani
1966 KAS-Kaskol
1967–1968 Bic
1969 Eliolona
Major wins

Spain National Road Race Champion
Giro d'Italia, 4 stages
Tour de France, 5 stages

King of the Mountains, 3 times

Vuelta a España, 3 stages

King of the Mountains, 3 times
Infobox last updated on
3 January 2008

Julio Jiménez Muñoz (born 28 October 1934) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours. In 1965, he became one of (now) four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both Tour's mountains competition in the same year.

Major results

1963
King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
1964 – Kas-Kaskol
King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
2 stages – Vuelta a España
Tour de France
2nd, King of the Mountains
7th, General Classification
2 stages
1965 – Kas-Kaskol
Tour de France
Winner Mountains classification
2 stages
King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España
1 stage – Vuelta a España
1966 – Ford-France-Hutchinson
Tour de France
Winner Mountains classification
1 stage
Giro d'Italia
2 stages
1967 – Spain
Tour de France
Winner Mountains classification
2nd overall
1968 – Spain
Giro d'Italia
2 stages
Tour de France
3rd, King of the Mountains
30th, General Classification

References

  1. Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.