José Gómez del Moral

José Gómez del Moral (4 December 1931 – 7 August 2021) was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He was a professional cyclist from 1955 to 1963. During this time he won the Volta a Catalunya and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 1955 and the Vuelta a Colombia in 1957. He was the second, and last, non-Colombian winner of the Vuelta a Colombia of the 20th century.[1] He was the brother of cyclist Antonio Gómez del Moral.

José Gómez del Moral
Personal information
Full nameJosé Gómez del Moral
Born(1931-12-04)4 December 1931
Cabra, Spain
Died7 August 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 89)
Sogamoso, Colombia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
1955–1957Minaco
1958Lube–NSU
1959Boxing Club
1960Licor 43
1961–1962Faema
1963Flandria–Faema
Major wins
Volta a Catalunya (1955)
Vuelta a Andalucía (1955)
Vuelta a Colombia (1957)

Major results

1955
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
7th Trofeo Masferrer
1956
2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
1st Stage 2
8th Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
1957
1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 7
7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
1958
3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 2
1959
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 3
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
8th Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
1960
2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
9th Overall Volta a Portugal
1961
1st Stage 1a (TTT) Vuelta a España
3rd Overall Madrid–Barcelona
1962
7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

References

  1. José Gómez Del Moral at Cycling Archives
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