José Luis Viejo Gómez (2 November 1949 – 16 November 2014) was a Spanish road cyclist who was professional from 1973 to 1982. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished in 37th place in the men's individual road race.[1] Viejo won the 11th stage of the 1976 Tour de France with a time difference of 22 minutes and 50 seconds to the second-placed cyclist; this is the largest lead in the Tour de France after the Second World War.[2][3] He also won the Tour de Pologne 1972.[4]
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| Full name | José Luis Viejo Gómez | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1949 Azuqueca de Henares, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2014 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| 1 stage 1976 Tour de France | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1971
- Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra
- 1972
- Memorial Valenciaga
- Tour de Pologne
- 1976
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 11
- 1977
- Trofeo Masferrer
- 1978
- Trofeo Elola
- 1980
- Clasica de Sabiñanigo
- 1981
- Costa del Azahar
- 1982
- Guedalajara
References
edit- ^ "José Viejo Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (PDF) (in French). LeTour.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ^ "Tour de France stage win record holder José Viejo dies". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
External links
edit- Munich 1972 at the Spanish Olympic Committee
- José Luis Viejo Gómez at Cycling Archives (archived)
- José-Luis Viejo – official Tour de France results (archive)
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