Luis Ocaña

Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (9 June 1945 – 19 May 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer. He won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. He was born in Priego, Cuenca, Spain.

Luis Ocaña
Personal information
Full nameJesús Luis Ocaña Pernía
Born(1945-06-09)9 June 1945
Priego, Spain
Died19 May 1994(1994-05-19) (aged 48)
Nogaro, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification (1973)
9 stages
Vuelta a España
General classification (1970)
6 stages

Stage races

Tour of the Basque Country
General classification (1971, 1973)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
General classification (1970, 1972, 1973)

One-day races and Classics

Spanish National Road Race Champion (1968, 72)
Grand Prix des Nations (1971)

Ocaña died in Nogaro, France at the age of 48.

Luis Ocaña Media

Other websites

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