José Pérez Francés
Encyclopedia
José Pérez Francés is a Spanish
former professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España
and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification. He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France
, after Jacques Anquetil
and Federico Bahamontes
, and won a stage in 1965
.
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
former professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification. He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France
1963 Tour de France
The 1963 Tour de France was the 50th Tour de France, taking place June 23 to July 14, 1963. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4137 km, with riders averaging 37.092 km/h...
, after Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
and Federico Bahamontes
Federico Bahamontes
Federico Martín Bahamontes is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Biography:Bahamontes was born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla , of Cuban descent. His family was devastated during the Spanish civil war and Bahamontes' father, Julián, took the family to Madrid as refugees...
, and won a stage in 1965
1965 Tour de France
The 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitute replacement on the Salvarani team, captures the overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor, last year's second place finisher...
.
Major Results
1955- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1960
- National Road Cycling Championship
- 2nd, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Stage 8
1961
- 1st, Gran Premio Navarra
- 3rd, Vuelta a España1961 Vuelta a EspañaThe 16th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 11, 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km, and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team...
- 1st, Stage 8
- 7th, Tour de France1961 Tour de FranceThe 1961 Tour de France was the 48th running of the Tour de France. It meandered through France from 25 June to 16 July 1961. It consisted of 21 stages, a total of , which was ridden at an average speed of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to complete the tour's tough course...
1962
- 2nd, Vuelta a España1962 Vuelta a EspañaThe 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from April 27 to May 13, 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2806 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h....
- 6th, Giro d'Italia1962 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1962 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 45th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 19 May to 9 June 1962. It consisted of 21 stages and was won by Franco Balmamion. The 1962 Giro d'Italia did not have any time trials, and was designed to visit many tourist attractions.-Final classification:-Leaders...
- 1st, Stage 7, Volta a Catalunya
1963
- National Road Cycling Championship
- 1st, Gran Premio Navarra
- 1st, Setmana Catalana
- 2nd, Dauphiné LibéréDauphiné LibéréThe Critérium du Dauphiné is an annual cycling road race, run over eight stages in the Dauphiné region in France during the first half of June. The race was inaugurated by a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, which gave its name to the event...
- 1st, Stage 3
- 3rd, Tour de France1963 Tour de FranceThe 1963 Tour de France was the 50th Tour de France, taking place June 23 to July 14, 1963. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4137 km, with riders averaging 37.092 km/h...
- 1st, Stage 8, Vuelta a España1963 Vuelta a EspañaThe 18th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 1 to May 15, 1963. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of , and was won by Jacques Anquetil of the St. Raphael-Gitane cycling team...
- 1st, Stage 8, Vuelta a Levante
1964
- 1st, Setmana Catalana
- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd, Vuelta a España1964 Vuelta a EspañaThe 19th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 16, 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team...
- 1st, Stages 1b and 6, Volta a Catalunya
- 1st, Stages 3 and 7, Vuelta a Levante
1965
- 1st, Gran Premio de Primavera
- 1st, Vuelta a Levante
- 1st, Stages 1 and 7
- 6th, Tour de France1965 Tour de FranceThe 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. In his first year as a professional, Felice Gimondi, a substitute replacement on the Salvarani team, captures the overall title ahead of Raymond Poulidor, last year's second place finisher...
- 1st, Stage 11
1966
- 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta a Levante
1967
- 5th, Giro d'Italia1967 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1967 Giro d'Italia of cycling, 50th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 20 May to 11 June 1967. It consisted of 22 stages and was won by Felice Gimondi.- Final classment:- Maglia rosa holders:- Other jerseys:...
1968
- 2nd, Vuelta a España1968 Vuelta a EspañaThe 23rd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 12, 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km, and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team...
- 1st, Stage 12
- 1st, Stages 2 and 4, Vuelta a Levante