Domingo Perurena
Perurena, c. 1973 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Domingo Perurena Telletxea | |||||||||||
| Nickname | Txomin | |||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1943 Oiartzun, Spain | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2023 (aged 79) | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber specialist Sprinter | |||||||||||
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| 1962 | Nuarbe | |||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Olarra | |||||||||||
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| 1965 | Mobylette GAC | |||||||||||
| 1966–1969 | Fagor | |||||||||||
| 1970–1978 | Kas–Kaskol | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Teka | |||||||||||
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| 1980–1982 | Teka | |||||||||||
| 1984–1991 | Orbea–Danena | |||||||||||
| 1992 | Festina–Lotus | |||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Euskadi–Petronor | |||||||||||
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Domingo Perurena Telletxea or Txomin Perurena (15 December 1943 – 8 June 2023) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He was most famous for winning the overall mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second at the 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this race. With 158 professional wins he is the winningest Spanish rider in the sport's history
Perurena died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.