José Pérez Francés

José Pérez Francés (27 December 1936 – 30 September 2021[1]) was a Spanish 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.

José Pérez Francés
Pérez Francés c. 1966
Personal information
Full nameJosé Pérez Francés
Born(1936-12-27)27 December 1936
Santander, Spain
Died30 September 2021(2021-09-30) (aged 84)
Barcelona, Spain
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
19601966Ferrys
19671968Kas–Kaskol
1969Bic
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1965)
Vuelta a España
Points classification (1964)
3 individual stages (1961, 1963, 1968)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1963)

Major Results

1955
1st Stage 4a Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1957
7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1960
2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 3a (TTT) & 8
1961
1st Gran Premio Navarra
2nd Circuito Montañés
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 8
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
7th Overall Tour de France
7th Overall Madrid–Barcelona
1st Stage 6a
8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1962
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Circuito de Getxo
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 7 (ITT)
1963
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Gran Premio Navarra
1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 8 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Tour de France
4th Trofeo Masferrer
6th Subida a Arrate
1964
1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Stage 1
1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 1b & 6
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 3 & 7
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Points classification
3rd Gran Premio Navarra
3rd Klasika Primavera
5th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
9th Barcelona-Andorra
10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
10th Trofeo Masferrer
1965
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 1 & 7
1st Gran Premio de Primavera
5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Stage 4
6th Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 11
6th Trofeo Masferrer
1966
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
3rd Klasika Primavera
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1967
1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2, 3 & 5a
1st Barcelona-Andorra
2nd Trofeo Masferrer
3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
1st Stage 4
5th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1968
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stages 2 & 4
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 12
3rd GP Pascuas
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta

References

  1. Luque, Xavier G. (1 October 2021). "Muere Pérez Francés, el ciclista que emocionó a Barcelona". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2021.


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