Cyclist Card #5 Julio Jiménez

Julio Jiménez

Julio Jiménez was born in Ávila, Spain, 28 October 28, 1934.

Before he turned professional Jimenez repaired watches in Avila, Spain. Thus, he was nicknamed El Relojero de Avila - ‘The Watchmaker of  Ávila.’

During his racing career, Jimenez captured six King of the Mountains jerseys - 3 in Vuelta a España and 3 in Tour de France.

Vuelta a España

1963 King of the Mountains
1964 King of the Mountains
1965 King of the Mountains

Tour de France

1965 Mountains classification
1966 Mountains classification
1967 Mountains classification

As we all know, Col du Tourmalet is one of the greatest climbs in the history of cycling. It has appeared 81 times in the Tour de France. Julio Jimenez won Col de Tourmalet stage three consecutive times:

1967 – Julio Jiménez – Spain
1965 – Julio Jiménez – Spain
1964 – Julio Jiménez – Spain

Altogether, Jiménez took 28 victories during his career, no less than 21 of them at summit finishes.