José Luis Viejo Gómez (2 November 1949 – 16 November 2014) was a Spanish

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

who was professional from 1973 to 1982. He represented his native country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

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, 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 The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. It took between 24 June and 18 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . It was won by mountain specialist Lucien Van Impe ...

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 The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

after the

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. He also won the

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (; ), officially abbreviated TdP, is an annual, professional men's Race stage, multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km ...

1972.

Major results

;1971 :Vuelta Ciclista a Navarra ;1972 :Memorial Valenciaga :Tour de Pologne ;1976 :

: ::Winner stage 11 ;1977 :Trofeo Masferrer ;1978 :Trofeo Elola ;1980 :Clasica de Sabiñanigo ;1981 :Costa del Azahar ;1982 :Guedalajara

References

External links

Munich 1972
at the

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* * 1949 births 2014 deaths Spanish male cyclists Spanish Tour de France stage winners Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Spain Sportspeople from the Province of Guadalajara Cyclists from Castilla-La Mancha 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1940s-stub