José María Errandonea Urtizberea (born 12 December 1940) is a former Spanish professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

. He won a stage in the

1967 Tour de France The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 29 June and 23 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . Thirteen national teams of ten riders competed, with three Fren ...

and wore the

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for one day. He also won a stage in the 1966

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...

as well as several stages and the 1968 overall of the

Euskal Bizikleta Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...

. He also competed in the sprint and

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events at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

Major results

;1940 :Burgos ;1966 :

: ::Winner stage 1B ;1967 :

: ::Winner stage 1B (with

Jan Janssen Johannes Adrianus "Jan" Janssen (born 19 May 1940) is a Dutch former professional cyclist. He was UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, world champion and winner of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, the first Dutch rider ...

) :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

: ::Winner stage 1A (prologue) ::Wearing

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for one day ;1968 :

: ::Winner stage 9 ;1970 :

: ::Winner stage 18

References

External links

Complete Palmares of José María Errandonea
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1940 births Living people Spanish Tour de France stage winners Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners Sportspeople from Irun Cyclists from Gipuzkoa Tour de Suisse stage winners Spanish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-cycling-bio-1940s-stub