José Gómez del Moral (4 December 1931 – 7 August 2021) was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He was a professional cyclist from 1955 to 1963. During this time he won the Volta a Catalunya and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 1955 and the Vuelta a Colombia in 1957. He was the second, and last, non-Colombian winner of the Vuelta a Colombia of the 20th century.[1] He was the brother of cyclist Antonio Gómez del Moral.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Gómez del Moral |
| Born | 4 December 1931 Cabra, Spain |
| Died | 7 August 2021 (aged 89) Sogamoso, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1955–1957 | Minaco |
| 1958 | Lube–NSU |
| 1959 | Boxing Club |
| 1960 | Licor 43 |
| 1961–1962 | Faema |
| 1963 | Flandria–Faema |
| Major wins | |
| Volta a Catalunya (1955) Vuelta a Andalucía (1955) Vuelta a Colombia (1957) | |
Major results
edit- 1955
- 1st
Overall Volta a Catalunya - 1st
Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 7th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1956
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
- 1957
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 7
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
- 1958
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 2
- 1959
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 3
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
- 1960
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1961
- 1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Madrid–Barcelona
- 1962
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
References
edit- ^ José Gómez Del Moral at Cycling Archives (archived)
External links
edit- Jose GOMEZ DEL MORAL at CycleBase
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