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Full name | Julio Jiménez Muñoz | ||
Nickname | La pulga de Ávila | ||
Born | October 28, 1934 Spain |
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Team information | |||
Discipline | Road | ||
Role | Rider | ||
Rider type | Climber | ||
Professional team(s) | |||
1959 1960–1961 1962–1963 1964–1965 1966 1966 1967–1968 1969 |
Bilbao-Goyoaga Catigene Faema KAS-Kaskol Ford France-Geminiani KAS-Kaskol Bic Eliolona |
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Infobox last updated on January 3, 2008 |
Julio Jiménez Muñoz (born October 28, 1934 in Ávila) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Known as a climbing specialist, he captured six King of the Mountains jerseys at the Grand Tours. In 1965, he became one of (now) four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both Tour's mountains competition in the same year.