Antonio Jiménez Quiles (13 July 1934 – 15 June 2023) was a Spanish road cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1963, he most notably finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Jiménez Quiles |
| Born | 13 July 1934 Granada, Spain |
| Died | 15 June 2023 (aged 88) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1954 | UV Granada |
| 1955 | Gamma |
| 1956 | UC Tarrasa–Mostajo |
| 1957 | Gamma |
| 1958 | Faema–Guerra |
| 1959–1961 | Kas–Boxing |
| 1962 | Licor 43 |
| 1963 | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop |
Jiménez Quiles died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 88.[3]
Major results
edit- 1955
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Levante
- 1st Stage 2 GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 2nd GP Goierri
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1956
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1957
- 1st
National Hill-climb Championships - 1st Stage 1 Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1959
- 4th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1960
- 1st National Hill-climb Championships
- 1961
- 1st Stage 9 Volta a Portugal
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Jiménez". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Jiménez Quiles". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Muere la leyenda granadina del ciclismo Antonio Jiménez Quiles (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Antonio Jiménez Quiles at Cycling Archives (archived)