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Antonio Jiménez Quiles

Antonio Jiménez Quiles

Spanish cyclist (1934–2023)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Quiles.

Antonio Jiménez Quiles (13 July 1934 – 15 June 2023) was a Spanish road cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1963, he most notably finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España.[1][2]

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Jiménez Quiles died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 88.[3]

Major results

1955
1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Levante
1st Stage 2 GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
2nd GP Goierri
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1956
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1957
1st National Hill-climb Championships
1st Stage 1 Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1959
4th Trofeo Masferrer
1960
1st National Hill-climb Championships
1961
1st Stage 9 Volta a Portugal

References

  1. [1]
    "Antonio Jiménez". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Antonio Jiménez Quiles". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    Muere la leyenda granadina del ciclismo Antonio Jiménez Quiles (in Spanish)
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