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Juan Manuel Santisteban

Juan Manuel Santisteban

Spanish cyclist (1944–1976)

Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire (25 October 1944 – 21 May 1976) was a Spanish road cyclist.

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During the first stage of the 1976 Giro d'Italia, Santisteban crashed and hit his head, ultimately dying from his injuries.[1]

He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.[2]

Major results

1970
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1971
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria
1972
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya
1973
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
1974
1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 4
1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón
1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
1st Overall Tres Días de Leganés
2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia
1976
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Andalucía

References

  1. [1]
    "1976". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Juan Manuel Santisteban". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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