Antonio Jiménez Quiles (13 July 1934 – 15 June 2023) was a Spanish road cyclist. Professional from 1954 to 1963, he most notably finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old. He also won a stage of the 1958 Vuelta a España.

Jiménez Quiles died on 15 June 2023, at the age of 88.

Antonio Jiménez Quiles

Major results

1955

1st Overall Vuelta a Navarra

1st Stage 4b Vuelta a Levante

1st Stage 2 GP Ayutamiento de Bilbao

2nd Overall Vuelta a España

2nd GP Goierri

6th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1956

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante

4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1957

1st National Hill-climb Championships

1st Stage 1 Gran Premio de la Bicicleta Eibarresa

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

5th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1959

4th Trofeo Masferrer

1960

1st National Hill-climb Championships

1961

1st Stage 9 Volta a Portugal

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1934 births

2023 deaths

Sportspeople from Granada

Spanish male cyclists

Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners

Cyclists from Andalusia

Antonio Jiménez Quiles