Julio Jiménez (cyclist)

Julio Jiménez
	Jiménez in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Julio Jiménez Muñoz
Nickname	La pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Avila), The Watchmaker of Avila
Born	28 October 1934; Ávila, Spain
Died	8 June 2022 (aged 87); Ávila, Spain
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
1959	Bilbao-Goyoaga
1960–1961	Catigene
1962–1963	Faema
1964–1965	KAS-Kaskol
1966	Ford France-Geminiani
1966	KAS-Kaskol
1967–1968	Bic
1969	Eliolona
Major wins
	National Road Race Champion; Giro d'Italia, 4 stages; Tour de France, 5 stages King of the Mountains, 3 times Vuelta a España, 3 stages; King of the Mountains, 3 times

Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934^[2] – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish professional cyclist. He was good at climbing. He won the polka dot jersey for being best climber at the Tour de France three times in a row in 1965, 1966 and 1967.^[3] He also won the mountains competition at the Vuelta a Espana three times. He is one of four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both mountains competitions in the same year.

Jiménez was killed in a car crash in Ávila, Spain on 8 June 2022, aged 87.^[4]

Major Accomplishments

1963

King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España

1964 – Kas-Kaskol

King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España

2 stages – Vuelta a España

Tour de France

2nd, King of the Mountains

7th, General Classification

2 stages

1965 – Kas-Kaskol

Tour de France

Winner Mountains classification

2 stages

King of the Mountains – Vuelta a España

1 stage – Vuelta a España

1966 – Ford-France-Hutchinson

Tour de France

Winner Mountains classification

1 stage

Giro d'Italia

2 stages

1967 – Spain

Tour de France

Winner Mountains classification

2nd overall

1968 – Spain

Giro d'Italia

2 stages

Tour de France

3rd, King of the Mountains

30th, General Classification

References

↑ Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "Julio Jiminez Munoz". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
↑ Bill McGann, Carol McGann (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007, Volume 2 of The Story of the Tour de France: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 13, 22, 32. ISBN 1598586084. Accessed 14 August 2014.
↑ Muere el exciclista Julio Jiménez, el 'Relojero de Ávila', a los 87 años (in Spanish)

Other websites

Palmarès at velo-club.net Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[1] Clarke, Stuart (5 November 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[2] "Julio Jiminez Munoz". Cycling Hall of Fame.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[3] Bill McGann, Carol McGann (2008). The Story of the Tour de France: 1965-2007, Volume 2 of The Story of the Tour de France: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 13, 22, 32. ISBN 1598586084. Accessed 14 August 2014.

[4] Muere el exciclista Julio Jiménez, el 'Relojero de Ávila', a los 87 años (in Spanish)

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