Julio Jiménez (cyclist)

Julio Jiménez
Jiménez on a 1969 Emirate of Ajman postage stamp
Personal information
Full nameJulio Jiménez Muñoz
NicknameLa pulga de Ávila (The Flea of Ávila), El Relojero de Ávila (The Watchmaker of Ávila)
Born28 October 1934 (1934-10-28)
Ávila, Spain
Died8 June 2022 (2022-06-09) (aged 87)
Ávila, Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
1960–1961Catigene
1962Faema
1963Flandria–Faema
1964–1965Kas–Kaskol
1966Ford France–Hutchinson
1967–1968Bic
1969Eliolona
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Mountains classification (1965, 1966, 1967)
5 individual stages (1964, 1965, 1966)
1 TTT stage (1964)
Giro d'Italia
4 individual stage (1966, 1968)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (1963, 1964, 1965)
3 individual stages (1964, 1965)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1964)

Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934 – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.