Julio Jiménez facts for kids
Jiménez on a 1969 Emirate of Ajman postage stamp
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Personal information | |||
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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 Ávila, Spain |
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Died | 8 June 2022 Ávila, Spain |
(aged 87)||
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Current team | Retired | ||
Discipline | Road | ||
Role | Rider | ||
Rider type | Climber | ||
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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
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Julio Jiménez para niños
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