# Julio Jiménez (cyclist)

Julio Jiménez Muñoz (28 October 1934 – 8 June 2022) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist.

## Early life

Jiménez's father was an ambulance driver during Spain’s Civil War, and later a chauffeur for a general in the Spanish army, who gave Jiménez his first bike as a gift. As an amateur rider, he won a stage at the 1960 Volta a Catalunya, which helped him earn his first professional contract.

## Career

Known as a climbing specialist, he won the King of the Mountains title six times at Grand Tours. He won five stages of the Tour de France in his career; stage 20 of the 1964 Tour de France was one of the most famous stages in TDF history due to the battle up the Puy-de-Dôme between Anquetil and Poulidor. This stage was won by Jiménez, who was able to cross the line 0:11 ahead of Spanish climber Federico Bahamontes, 0:57 ahead of Poulidor, 1:30 ahead of Vittorio Adorni and 1:39 ahead of Anquetil. Although beaten by Bahamontes in the Mountains classification at the 1964 Tour, Jiménez would win the Mountains classification at the next three Tours de France, also finishing second overall in 1967. In 1965, he became one of (now) four riders to complete the Tour/Vuelta double by winning both Tour's mountains competition in the same year. He also wore the leaders jersey at the 1964 Vuelta; and the 1966 and 1968 Giro d'Italia. He retired after the 1969 season, returning to his home town of Avila where he opened a nightclub and restaurant. A short, steep pedestrianised street in Ávila, Cuesta de Julio Jiménez, is named in his honour.

## Major results
### 1960

    1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya

### 1961

    Vuelta a Colombia
       1st Stages 6, 8, 9 & 11
    1st Stage 1 (ITT) Eibarko Bizikleta
    5th Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
    5th GP Ayuntamiento de Bilbao

### 1962

    1st Subida a Urkiola
    1st Stage 4 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
    1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
    2nd Subida a Arrate

### 1963

    1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a España
    4th GP Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
    5th Mont Faron Hill Climb
    8th Road race, National Road Championships
    9th Trofeo Jaumendreu

### 1964

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Subida a Urkiola
    2nd Overall Eibarko Bizikleta
       1st Stage 4
    5th Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 5 & 14
    5th GP Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
    6th Subida a Arrate
    7th Overall Tour de France
       1st Stages 3b (TTT), 13 & 20

### 1965

    1st Overall Subida a Arrate
       1st Stage 2 (ITT)
    1st Subida a Urkiola
    Tour de France
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stages 9 & 17
    Vuelta a España
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 10b

### 1966

    Tour de France
       1st Mountains classification
       1st Stage 16
    2nd Subida al Naranco
    2nd Circuit d'Auvergne
    4th Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st Stages 2 & 15
       Held after Stages 2–12

### 1967

    1st Polymultipliée
    1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
    2nd Overall Tour de France
       1st Mountains classification
    2nd Mont Faron Hill Climb
    3rd À travers Lausanne

### 1968

    2nd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
       1st Stage 4a
    2nd Overall Polymultipliée
    10th Overall Giro d'Italia
       1st Stages 9 & 18

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Vuelta a España | — | 36 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 34 | — | 20 | — | — |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 36 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 30 | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |