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Domingo Perurena
Spanish cyclist (1943–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Domingo Perurena Telletxea or Txomin Perurena (15 December 1943 – 8 June 2023) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He was most famous for winning the overall mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second at the 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this race.[1] With 158 professional wins he is the winningest Spanish rider in the sport's history[2]
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Full name | Domingo Perurena Telletxea | |||||||||||
Nickname | Txomin | |||||||||||
Born | (1943-12-15)15 December 1943 Oiartzun, Spain | |||||||||||
Died | 8 June 2023(2023-06-08) (aged 79) | |||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||
Rider type | Climber specialist Sprinter | |||||||||||
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1962 | Nuarbe | |||||||||||
1963–1964 | Olarra | |||||||||||
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1965 | Mobylette GAC | |||||||||||
1966–1969 | Fagor | |||||||||||
1970–1978 | Kas–Kaskol | |||||||||||
1979 | Teka | |||||||||||
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1980–1982 | Teka | |||||||||||
1984–1991 | Orbea–Danena | |||||||||||
1992 | Festina–Lotus | |||||||||||
1994–1997 | Euskadi–Petronor | |||||||||||
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Perurena died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.[2]