Julio Jiménez

Julio Jiménez Muñoz ( born October 22, 1934 in Ávila ) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer.

His passion for cycling Jiménez discovered at a young age. So he broke off his teaching, to devote himself to "his" sport.

Jiménez was, like his fellow countryman Federico Bahamontes few years earlier, a pure climber. Although he could never win a Grand Tour, he is still considered today as one of the best Spanish professional cyclists of all time.

He won the coveted prize of the Mountain Tour de France in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Purpose three mountain prices of the Vuelta a España come (1963, 1964, 1965 ). In the 1967 Tour de France Jiménez could reach the second place in the overall standings.

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