José Viejo
Road bicycle racer
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| Intro | Road bicycle racer | |
| A.K.A. | José Luis Viejo José Viejo | |
| A.K.A. | José Luis Viejo José Viejo | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Athlete Sport cyclist | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 2 November 1949, Azuqueca de Henares | |
| Death | 16 November 2014Azuqueca de Henares (aged 65 years) |
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Biography
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. 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. He also won the Tour de Pologne 1972.
Major results
- 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