José Luis Talamillo

José Luis Talamillo Huidobro (6 July 1933 – 31 December 1965) was a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1957 until 1965.[1]

José Luis Talamillo
Personal information
Full nameJosé Luis Talamillo Huidobro
Born(1933-07-06)6 July 1933
Burgos, Spain
Died31 December 1965(1965-12-31) (aged 32)
Burgos, Spain
Team information
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
1957–1959Boxing Club
1960Brandy Majestad
1961Catigene
1962Gorbea
1963–1964Ferrys
1965Olsa

Career

Talamillo was a professional from 1956 until his death in 1965. As a road cyclist he won, among other things, the GP Villafranca de Ordizia in 1959 and the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme in 1965. During the 1961 Vuelta a España, Talamillo held the leader's jersey for two days. He also rode in the 1964 Giro d'Italia, finishing 59th overall.

He was also an accomplished cyclo-cross cyclist, and won the Spanish National Cyclo-cross Championships six times. He also finished 8th in the world championships in 1961.

Death

Talamillo was killed in a traffic accident on the road between Burgos and Logroño on December 31, 1965, leaving behind a wife and two children.[2][3]

Major results

Road

1957
2nd GP Portugalete
1958
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
1st GP Mugica
2nd GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1959
1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1st GP Mugica
2nd GP Llodio
1960
2nd GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao
5th Subida a Arrate
1961
4th Campeonato Vasco Navarro de Montaña
8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
1962
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a La Rioja
2nd Subida al Naranco
1964
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
1965
1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
2nd Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
3rd Trofeo Juan Fina
4th Subida al Naranco

Cyclo-cross

1955–1956
3rd National Championships
1957–1958
1st National Championships
1958–1959
1st National Championships
1959–1960
1st National Championships
10th UCI World Championships
1960–1961
2nd National Championships
8th UCI World Championships
1961–1962
1st National Championships
1962–1963
1st National Championships
1964–1965
1st National Championships

References

  1. "José Luis Talamillo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "José Luis Talamillo". Burgospedia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "ABC MADRID 01-01-1966 page 65". ABC.es. Archivo ABC. 1 January 1966. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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