José Pérez Francés (27 December 1936 to 30 September 2021) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rode the Grand Tours in the 1960s. He finished on the podium of the Vuelta a España four times and won three stages there, although he never took the overall classification. His best result in the Tour de France came in 1963, when he finished third behind Jacques Anquetil and Federico Bahamontes, and he won a stage of the Tour in 1965. He was born on 27 December 1936 and died on 30 September 2021 at the age of 84, having reached the podium of both the Vuelta and the Tour without winning the overall title of either.
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was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist
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was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist
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was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist
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He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages
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He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France
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