José Luis Viejo Gómez was a Spanish road cyclist, born on 2 November 1949 in Yunquera de Henares in Guadalajara province and died on 16 November 2014. He raced as an amateur, taking the Tour de Pologne in 1972, and turned professional in 1973, staying in the professional peloton until 1982. He represented Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he finished 37th in the men's individual road race. He is remembered above all for the 11th stage of the 1976 Tour de France, which he won by 22 minutes and 50 seconds over the runner-up, the largest winning margin in the Tour since the Second World War.
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Plays: Cycling, Lead
was a Spanish road cyclist who was professional from 1973 to 1982
Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympics
He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competed In: Tour de France, Lead, Tour de France
Viejo won the 11th stage of the 1976 Tour de France
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