José Viejo

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]

José Luis Viejo
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Viejo Gómez
Born(1949-11-02)2 November 1949
Azuqueca de Henares, Spain
Died16 November 2014(2014-11-16) (aged 65)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
1 stage 1976 Tour de France
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1971 MendrisioAmateur's Road Race
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viejo and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  2. "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (PDF) (in French). LeTour.fr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  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.


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