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José María Jiménez (footballer)
Jose María Jiménez Sastre (February 6, 1971 in El Barraco, Spain - December 6, 2003 in Madrid) was a professional road bicycle racer. During his career he excelled as a climbing specialist, climber, winning numerous mountain stages. His nickname was "El Chava". Career After a four month spell as a stagiaire (trainee), Jiménez turned professional at the beginning of the 1993 season with the Spanish team Movistar Team (men's team), Banesto which he would be a part of for the rest of his career. In his first year, his teammates included Tour de France champions Pedro Delgado and Miguel Induráin. Even at an early point in his career, Jiménez was considered a potential successor of Induráin. Vuelta a España Jiménez was particularly successful in the Vuelta a España, winning nine stages in total, the Points classification in the Vuelta a España, points classification in 2001 Vuelta a España, 2001 and the Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España, mountains classific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Barraco
El Barraco is a municipality in the province of Ávila Ávila () is a province of central-western Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered on the south by the provinces of Toledo and Cáceres, on the west by Salamanca, on the north by Valladolid, an ..., Castile and León, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 2,152 inhabitants. It is located in the local valley of the Alberche river. References Municipalities in the Province of Ávila {{Ávila-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
