Jesús Aranzabal

Jesús Aranzabal
Personal information
Born(1939-12-25)25 December 1939
Bergara, Spain
Died27 September 2023(2023-09-27) (aged 83)
Bergara
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1964Inuri
1965GAC–Mobylette
1966–1969Fagor
1970–1972Bic
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1972)

Stage races

Vuelta a Andalucía (1966)

Jesús Aranzabal Ojanguren (25 December 1939 – 27 September 2023) was a Spanish professional cyclist. Professional from 1964 to 1972, he notably won a stage of the 1972 Vuelta a España and the general classification of the 1966 Vuelta a Andalucía.[1] He also finished 2nd and won a stage of the 1970 Tour of the Basque Country. Aranzabal died on 27 September 2023, at the age of 83.[2]

Major results

1963
1st Overall Vuelta al Bidasoa
1966
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Ávila
1967
10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1968
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca
3rd National Road Race Championships
3rd Trofeo Baracchi
1970
2nd National Road Race Championships
2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
1st Stage 5
3rd Klasika Primavera
1971
1st Stages 4 & 6b Volta a Portugal
1972
1st Stage 17a Vuelta a España

References

  1. ^ "Jesús Aranzabal". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Fallece Jesús Aranzabal, locomotora de Fagor y Bic (in Spanish)