Juan Manuel Santisteban

Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire (25 October 1944 – 21 May 1976) was a Spanish road cyclist.

Juan Manuel Santisteban
Personal information
Full nameJuan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire
BornOctober 25, 1944
Ampuero, Spain
DiedMay 21, 1976 (aged 31)
Catania, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1969La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1970–1972Karpy–Licor
1973Monteverde
1974–1976Kas–Kaskol

During the first stage of the 1976 Giro d'Italia, Santisteban crashed and hit his head, ultimately dying from his injuries.[1]

He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.[2]

Major results

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1970
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1971
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria
1972
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
1973
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
1974
1st   Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 4
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
1st   Overall Tres Días de Leganés
2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia
1976
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Andalucía

References

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  1. ^ "1976". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Juan Manuel Santisteban". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2018.