Julio Jiménez
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| Full name | Julio Jiménez Muñoz | ||
| Nickname | La pulga de Ávila | ||
| Born | October 28, 1934 Spain |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber | ||
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| 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 |
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| Infobox last updated on January 3, 2008 |
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Julio Jiménez Muñoz (born October 28, 1934 in Ávila) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours. 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.
[edit] Major Accomplishments
- 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
[edit] External links
- Julio Jiménez profile at Cycling Archives
- Palmarès at velo-club.net (French)
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