Joan Crespo Hita (7 March 1927 – 9 April 2014) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1951 and 1959.

Biography

Joan Crespo was born in

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on March 7, 1927 and died in

at the age of 87. Crespo turned professional in 1951 with the Spanish team P.C. Nicky's. His main victory was the

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in 1958. He finished 39th in the general classification of the

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. Crespo's last win was the GP de Martorell in 1959. Crespo retired from cycling at the end of the 1959 season. His father, Antonio Crespo Sanjuán, was one of the pioneers in the sport in Catalonia.

Major results

;1951 : 2nd

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;1952 : 1st Gran Premio Cataluña ;1956 : 3rd GP de Martorell ;1957 : 2nd

;1958 : 1st

;1959 : 1st GP de Martorell

Vuelta a España results

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: 39th

References

External links

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