Antonio Jiménez Quiles Explained
| Antonio Jiménez |
| Full Name: | Antonio Jiménez Quiles |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Granada, Spain |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1954 |
| Proteam1: | UV Granada |
| Proyears2: | 1955 |
| Proteam2: | Gamma |
| Proyears3: | 1956 |
| Proteam3: | UC Tarrasa–Mostajo |
| Proyears4: | 1957 |
| Proteam4: | Gamma |
| Proyears5: | 1958 |
| Proyears6: | 1959–1961 |
| Proyears7: | 1962 |
| Proyears8: | 1963 |
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]
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 PortugalNotes and References
- Web site: Antonio Jiménez . ProCyclingStats . 25 March 2021.
- Web site: Antonio Jiménez Quiles . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . 25 March 2021.
- https://www.granadahoy.com/deportes/fallece-antonio-jimenez-quiles-ciclista_0_1802520130.html Muere la leyenda granadina del ciclismo Antonio Jiménez Quiles
