José Manuel Fuente
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José Manuel Fuente (b. September 30, 1945 – d. July 18, 1996) was a former professional road racing cyclist and known as a climbing specialist. Fuente is a two-time winner of the Vuelta a España and won four consecutive climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) at the Giro d'Italia.
Fuente died following a long battle with kidney disease at age 50.
[edit] Major results by year
- 1974 – KAS
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1973 – KAS
- 3rd, Overall, Tour de France
- 2nd, Mountains Classification, Tour de France
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1972 – KAS
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Vuelta a España
- 2nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1971
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Giro d'Italia
- 1970
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
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