José Viejo Explained

José Luis Viejo
Full Name:	José Luis Viejo Gómez
Birth Date:	2 November 1949
Birth Place:	Azuqueca de Henares, Spain
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Majorwins:	1 stage 1976 Tour de France

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.^[1] 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.^[2] ^[3] He also won the Tour de Pologne 1972.^[4]

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

External links

Munich 1972 at the Spanish Olympic Committee

Notes and References

Web site: José Viejo Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/jose-viejo-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 October 2014 . sports-reference.com.
Web site: Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records. fr. LeTour.fr. 4 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090320093129/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf. 20 March 2009. dead. dmy-all.
News: Tour de France stage win record holder José Viejo dies. cyclingweekly.co.uk. 17 November 2014.
Web site: Tour de Pologne . 28 March 2015 . Cycling Archives.