José Viejo

José Viejo

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Viejo Gómez
Born	2 November 1949 Azuqueca de Henares, Spain
Died	16 November 2014 (aged 65)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
1 stage 1976 Tour de France
Medal record Representing  Italy Road bicycle racing World Championships 1971 Mendrisio Amateur's Road Race
Infobox last updated on 16 November 2014

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

References

1. "José Viejo Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
2. "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (PDF) (in French). LeTour.fr.
3. "Tour de France stage win record holder José Viejo dies". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 17 November 2014.
4. "Tour de Pologne". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

External links

• Spanish Olympic Committee
• José Viejo profile at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for José Viejo