Fuente was a professional from 1970 to 1976. He had the same nickname as his father and grandfather, which was "El Tarangu", a word in the Asturian language for a man reputed for his strength and character.[1] Fuente was known as one of the greatest climbers of his generation. He was 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. He was rivals with the great cyclists of his time: Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña. He won the Vuelta a España in 1972, which at that time was held in late April and early May. Several weeks later, in the 1972 Giro d'Italia, Fuente had a great battle with Eddy Merckx. Fuente took the pink jersey as leader of the general classification early on in the race but Merckx took it back. On the mountain stage to Bardonecchia, Fuente put in an attack that put pressure on Merckx. Little by little, Merckx increased his pace and came back to Fuente and ended up winning the stage.[2]
Health problems due to kidney disease forced Fuente to retire in 1975. After retirement he opened a successful cycle business in Oviedo and in 1988 was appointed directeur sportif of the CLAS team.[3] This lasted only a year, after which he was replaced in 1989 by Juan Fernadez. Fuente died following a long battle with kidney disease at the age of 50.[1]
josé, manuel, fuente, lavandera, september, 1945, july, 1996, professional, road, racing, cyclist, noted, climbing, specialist, personal, informationfull, namejosé, manuel, fuente, lavanderanicknameel, taranguborn, 1945, september, 1945limanes, spaindiedjuly, . Jose Manuel Fuente Lavandera September 30 1945 July 18 1996 was a professional road racing cyclist and noted climbing specialist Jose Manuel FuentePersonal informationFull nameJose Manuel Fuente LavanderaNicknameEl TaranguBorn 1945 09 30 September 30 1945Limanes SpainDiedJuly 18 1996 1996 07 18 aged 50 Oviedo SpainTeam informationDisciplineRoadRoleRiderRider typeClimberProfessional teams1970Karpy Licor1971 1975Kas Kaskol1976Bianchi CampagnoloMajor winsGrand Tours Tour de France2 individual stages 1971 dd Giro d ItaliaMountains classification 1971 1972 1973 1974 9 individual stages 1971 1972 1973 1974 dd Vuelta a EspanaGeneral classification 1972 1974 Mountains classification 1972 Combination classification 1972 3 individual stages 1972 1974 dd Stage races Tour de Suisse 1973 Fuente was a professional from 1970 to 1976 He had the same nickname as his father and grandfather which was El Tarangu a word in the Asturian language for a man reputed for his strength and character 1 Fuente was known as one of the greatest climbers of his generation He was a two time winner of the Vuelta a Espana and won four consecutive climbers classification or King of the Mountains at the Giro d Italia He was rivals with the great cyclists of his time Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocana He won the Vuelta a Espana in 1972 which at that time was held in late April and early May Several weeks later in the 1972 Giro d Italia Fuente had a great battle with Eddy Merckx Fuente took the pink jersey as leader of the general classification early on in the race but Merckx took it back On the mountain stage to Bardonecchia Fuente put in an attack that put pressure on Merckx Little by little Merckx increased his pace and came back to Fuente and ended up winning the stage 2 Health problems due to kidney disease forced Fuente to retire in 1975 After retirement he opened a successful cycle business in Oviedo and in 1988 was appointed directeur sportif of the CLAS team 3 This lasted only a year after which he was replaced in 1989 by Juan Fernadez Fuente died following a long battle with kidney disease at the age of 50 1 Contents 1 Major results 1 1 Grand Tour general classification results timeline 2 References 3 External linksMajor results Edit1969 3rd Vuelta Asturias 1970 1st Stage 9 Volta a Catalunya 3rd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 1971 Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 10 dd Tour de France1st Stages 14 amp 15 dd 1972 1st Overall Vuelta a Espana1st Mountains classification 1st Combination classification 1st Stage 12 dd 2nd Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 4a amp 17 Held after Stages 4a 6 dd 1973 1st Overall Tour de Suisse1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 4 amp 5 dd 2nd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 3rd Overall Tour de FranceHeld after Stages 9 10 dd 8th Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 19 dd 1974 1st Overall Vuelta a Espana1st Stages 9 amp 13 dd 5th Overall Giro d Italia1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 3 9 11a 16 amp 20 Held after Stages 3 13 dd 8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1976 1st Stage 3a Vuelta a los Valles Mineros Grand Tour general classification results timeline Edit Grand Tour 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Vuelta a Espana 16 54 1 1 DNF Giro d Italia 39 2 8 5 18 Tour de France 72 3 DNFLegend Did not competeDNF Did not finishReferences Edit a b Jose Manuel Fuente RIP cyclingnews com Retrieved 2007 07 20 Merckx Eddy 1972 Plus d un Tour dans mon sac Mes carnets de route 1972 Editions arts et voyages diffusion gamma CLAS RAZESA cyclebase nl Retrieved 2007 10 17 External links EditPalmares of Jose Manuel Fuente Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Manuel Fuente amp oldid 1154607103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
