José Pérez Francés (27 December 1936 – 30 September 2021[1]) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification. He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France, after Jacques Anquetil and Federico Bahamontes, and won a stage in 1965.
 Pérez Francés c. 1966 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Pérez Francés |
| Born | 27 December 1936 Santander, Spain |
| Died | 30 September 2021 (aged 84) Barcelona, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1960–1966 | Ferrys |
| 1967–1968 | Kas–Kaskol |
| 1969 | Bic |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Major Results
edit- 1955
- 1st Stage 4a Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1957
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1960
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stages 3a (TTT) & 8
- 1961
- 1st Gran Premio Navarra
- 2nd Circuito Montañés
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 8
- 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Overall Madrid–Barcelona
- 1st Stage 6a
- 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1962
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Circuito de Getxo
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT)
- 1963
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme - 1st Gran Premio Navarra
- 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 8 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 4th Trofeo Masferrer
- 6th Subida a Arrate
- 1964
- 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stages 1b & 6
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
- 3rd Gran Premio Navarra
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 5th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
- 9th Barcelona-Andorra
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 10th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1965
- 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stages 1 & 7
- 1st Gran Premio de Primavera
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 4
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 11
- 6th Trofeo Masferrer
- 1966
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
- 3rd Klasika Primavera
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1967
- 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5a
- 1st Barcelona-Andorra
- 2nd Trofeo Masferrer
- 3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1968
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 12
- 3rd GP Pascuas
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
References
edit- ^ Luque, Xavier G. (1 October 2021). "Muere Pérez Francés, el ciclista que emocionó a Barcelona". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links
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- Palmarès by velo-club.net (in French)
- Palmarès by memoire-du-cyclisme.net (in French)
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