# Domingo Perurena

Domingo Perurena Telletxea or Txomin Perurena (15 December 1943 – 8 June 2023) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He was most famous for winning the overall mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second at the 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this race. With 158 professional wins he is the winningest Spanish rider in the sport's history
Perurena died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.

## Major results
### 1965

    1st Vuelta a Cantabria
    2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
       1st Stage 8

### 1966

    1st Subida al Naranco
    1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España
    2nd GP Pascuas
    5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
    9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
       1st Stage 4

### 1967

    1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
       1st Stages 3 & 5
    1st Trofeo Juan Fina
    1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España
    Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
       1st Stages 4 & 7
    3rd Trofeo Masferrer
    4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
       1st Stage 3
    7th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo

### 1968

    1st GP Pascuas
    1st Trofeo Juan Fina
    1st Barcelona-Andorra
    1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
    1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
    1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta
    1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
    7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
       1st Stage 6

### 1969

    1st GP Pascuas
    1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo
    1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España
    Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
       1st Stages 2 & 3b
    1st Stage 7 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stage 5b (ITT)

### 1970

    1st Trofeo Elola
    1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1st Stage 2 Tour de Picardie
    1st Stage 2a Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
    2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo
    3rd GP Pascuas
    5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stage 4
    10th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

### 1971

    1st GP Pascuas
    1st Klasika Primavera
    1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
    1st Trofeo Masferrer
    1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
    1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca
    2nd Grand Prix de Valence
    2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo
    3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Druivenkoers Overijse
    4th Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
       1st Stages 1a, 1b, 4 & 6

### 1972

    1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall GP Leganes
    1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
    Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stages 4 & 5
    Vuelta a Asturias
       1st Stages 2, 3 & 5a
    1st Stage 2b Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
    1st Stage 3 Tour de la Nouvelle France
    2nd Grand Prix de Valence
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
       1st Stages 1a, 3 & 5
    5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stages 1, 2a & 3
    6th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 3 & 10
    7th Milan–San Remo
    10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Stages 4 & 5

### 1973

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stages 1 & 5
    1st Trofeo Elola
    1st GP Navarra
    1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España
    1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
    Vuelta a Mallorca
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cantabria
    2nd Grand Prix de Valence
    3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stages 3 & 5
    3rd Overall GP Leganes
    9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

### 1974

    1st GP Pascuas
    1st Trofeo Masferrer
    1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Aragón
    1st Stage 1a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
    1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Asturias
    1st Mountains classification Tour de France
    2nd Klasika Primavera
    2nd GP Navarra
    3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stages 1 & 3a
    4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
       1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4a
    5th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 5 & 7
    8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships

### 1975

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Trofeo Masferrer
    1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo
    1st Stage 7a Giro d'Italia
    Vuelta a Cantabria
       1st Stages 3a & 4
    1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1st Stage 5 Ronde van Nederland
    1st Stage 3 GP Leganes
    2nd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 13
    2nd GP Pascuas
    3rd GP Navarra
    5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Prologue & Stages 1a & 6
    5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
       1st Stage 5

### 1976

    1st Overall GP Leganes
    1st GP Pascuas
    1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
    1st Trofeo Elola
    1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country
    1st Stage 1 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Cantabria
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
       1st Stages 3 & 6a
    8th Overall Volta a Catalunya

### 1977

    1st Grand Prix de Valence
    2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
    4th Overall Vuelta a España
    5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    5th GP Navarra
    6th GP Pascuas
    6th GP Leganes
    7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
    8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
       1st Stage 3

### 1978

    1st GP Pascuas
    1st Klasika Primavera
    Vuelta a España
       1st Stages 7 & 19a
    2nd Grand Prix de Valence
    8th Overall Costa del Azahar

## Team management

He was a directeur sportif in Teka, Orbea, Caja Rural, Paternina, Artiach, Lotus and Euskadi. Riders under his direction included Alberto Fernández, Marino Lejarreta, Federico Echave, Mathieu Hermans, Peio Ruiz Cabestany, Pedro Delgado, Sean Kelly and Roberto Laiseka.