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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire |
| Born | October 25, 1944 Ampuero, Spain |
| Died | May 21, 1976 (aged 31) Catania, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1969 | La Casera–Peña Bahamontes |
| 1970–1972 | Karpy–Licor |
| 1973 | Monteverde |
| 1974–1976 | Kas–Kaskol |
Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire (25 October 1944 – 21 May 1976) was a Spanish road cyclist.
During the first stage of the 1976 Giro d'Italia, Santisteban crashed and hit his head, ultimately dying from his injuries.
He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.
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
- "1976". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- "Juan Manuel Santisteban". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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