| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Viejo Gómez |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1949 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1 stage 1976 Tour de France | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| July 16, 2008 | |
José Luis Viejo Gómez (Azuqueca de Henares, 2 November 1949) is a former road cyclist from Spain who was a professional cyclist 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. 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.[1]
Palmarès
- 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
External links
- Spanish Olympic Committee
- José Viejo profile at the Cycling Website
- Official Tour de France results for José Viejo
References
- ^ "Le Tour en chiffres Les autres records" (in French). LeTour.fr. http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo_09.pdf.
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