Julio Jimenez
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![]() Julio Jiménez on a 1969 UAE stamp | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio Jiménez Muñoz | ||
Nickname | La pulga de Ávila | ||
Born | Ávila, Spain | October 28, 1934||
Team information | |||
Discipline | Road | ||
Role | Rider | ||
Rider type | Climber | ||
Professional team(s) | |||
1959 1960–1961 1962–1963 1964–1965 1966 1966 1967–1968 1969 | Bilbao-Goyoaga Catigene Faema KAS-Kaskol Ford France-Geminiani KAS-Kaskol Bic Eliolona | ||
Major wins | |||
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Infobox last updated on 3 January 2008 |
Julio Jiménez Muñoz (born 28 October 1934[1]) is a Spanish retired professional cyclist. He was good at climbing. He won the polka dot jersey for being best climber at the Tour de France three times in a row in 1965, 1966 and 1967.[2] He also won the mountains competition at the Vuelta a Espana three times. He is one of four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both mountains competitions in the same year.
Major Accomplishments[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- ↑ "Julio Jiminez Munoz". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ Bill McGann, Carol McGann (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007, Volume 2 of The Story of the Tour de France: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 13, 22, 32. ISBN 1598586084. Accessed 14 August 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Palmarès at velo-club.net (French)