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Antonio Jiménez Quiles

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Antonio Jiménez
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Jiménez Quiles
Born(1934-07-13)13 July 1934
Granada, Spain
Died15 June 2023(2023-06-15) (aged 88)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1954UV Granada
1955Gamma
1956UC Tarrasa–Mostajo
1957Gamma
1958Faema–Guerra
1959–1961Kas–Boxing
1962Licor 43
1963Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop

Antonio Jiménez Quiles (13 July 1934 – 15 June 2023) was a Spanish road cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1963, he most notably finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España.[1][2]

Jiménez Quiles died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 88.[3]

Major results

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1955
1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Levante
1st Stage 2 GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
2nd GP Goierri
6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1956
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
1957
1st National Hill-climb Championships
1st Stage 1 Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1959
4th Trofeo Masferrer
1960
1st National Hill-climb Championships
1961
1st Stage 9 Volta a Portugal

References

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  1. ^ "Antonio Jiménez". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Antonio Jiménez Quiles". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ Muere la leyenda granadina del ciclismo Antonio Jiménez Quiles (in Spanish)
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