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Julio Jiménez

Jiménez on a 1969 Emirate of Ajman postage stamp
Personal information
Full name	Julio Jiménez Muñoz
Nickname	La pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Ávila), El Relojero de Ávila (The Watchmaker of Ávila)
Born	28 October 1934 (1934-10-28) Ávila, Spain
Died	8 June 2022 (2022-06-09) (aged 87) Ávila, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Major wins
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

Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934 – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.

Career

Known as a climbing specialist, he won the King of the Mountains title six times at Grand Tours. Stage 20 of the 1964 Tour de France was one of the most famous stages in TDF history due to the battle up the Puy de Dome between Anquetil and Poulidor. This stage was won by Jiménez, who was able to cross the line 0:11 ahead of Spanish climber Federico Bahamontes, 0:57 ahead of Poulidor, 1:30 ahead of Vittorio Adorni and 1:39 ahead of Anquetil. 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

See also

In Spanish: Julio Jiménez para niños