Juan Manuel Santisteban Explained
| Juan Manuel Santisteban |
| Fullname: | Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire |
| Birth Date: | October 25, 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Ampuero, Spain |
| Death Date: | May 21, 1976 (aged 31) |
| Death Place: | Catania, Italy |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1969 |
| Proteam1: | La Casera–Peña Bahamontes |
| Proyears2: | 1970–1972 |
| Proteam2: | Karpy–Licor |
| Proyears3: | 1973 |
| Proteam3: | Monteverde |
| Proyears4: | 1974–1976 |
Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire (25 October 1944 – 21 May 1976) was a Spanish road cyclist.
During the first stage of the 1976 Giro d'Italia, Santisteban crashed and hit his head, ultimately dying from his injuries.[1]
He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.[2]
Major results
- 1970
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1971
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria
- 1972
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
- 1973
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
- 1974
1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 4
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
1st Overall Tres Días de Leganés
2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia
- 1976
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a AndalucíaNotes and References
- Web site: 1976 . 2017 . Giro d'Italia . La Gazzetta dello Sport . 13 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701114308/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ . 1 July 2017 . live .
- Web site: Juan Manuel Santisteban . ProCyclingStats . 12 August 2018.
