Julio Jiménez![]() Jiménez in 1966 |
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| Full name | Julio Jiménez Muñoz |
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| Nickname | La pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Avila), The Watchmaker of Avila[1] |
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| Born | 28 October 1934 (1934-10-28)
Ávila, Spain |
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| Died | 8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 87)
Ávila, Spain |
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| Discipline | Road |
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| Role | Rider |
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| Rider type | Climber |
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| 1959 | Bilbao-Goyoaga |
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| 1960–1961 | Catigene |
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| 1962–1963 | Faema |
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| 1964–1965 | KAS-Kaskol |
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| 1966 | Ford France-Geminiani |
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| 1966 | KAS-Kaskol |
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| 1967–1968 | Bic |
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| 1969 | Eliolona |
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 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
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Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934[2] – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish 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.[3] 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.
Jiménez was killed in a car crash in Ávila, Spain on 8 June 2022, aged 87.[4]
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