José María Jiménez

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = José María Jiménez


fullname = José María Jiménez Sastre
nickname = 'El Chaba'
dateofbirth = birth date|1971|2|06
dateofdeath = death date and age|2003|12|06|1971|2|06
country = ESP
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 1993–2000
2001–2002
proteams = Banesto
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majorwins = ESP National Road Race Championship (1997)
Vuelta a España
:King of the Mountains (1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001)
Points classification (2001)
10 stages
Volta a Catalunya (2001)
updated = November 12, 2007

José María Jiménez Sastre (February 6, 1971 in El Barraco, Spain - December 6, 2003 in Madrid) was a professional road bicycle racer. His nickname was "El Chava" which means "The wild one", referring to his style of attacking.

When he turned professional he was considered a potential successor of Miguel Indurain.Fact|date=November 2007 He won the points jersey (2001) and the mountains jersey (1997-1999, 2001) of the Vuelta a España, finishing 3rd overall in 1998, 5th in 1999, and 17th in 2001.

He often attacked without considering the consequences, which sometimes resulted in spectacular wins in the toughest mountain stages. During stage eight of the 1999 Vuelta a España Jiménez attacked the 23% grade of the Angliru in rain and fog to catch Pavel Tonkov's long solo break at the line and take the stage in a two-man sprint. However, he would subsequently pay for his attacking style in the next stage, where he would often lose by 10 or more minutes. Jiménez received psychological treatment for depression, and retired from professional cycling in 2002, at which point he got married. He died of a heart attack in a clinic in Madrid at the age of 32. [ [http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/dec03/dec08news José Maria Jimenez dead at 32] ]

Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre is Jimenez's brother-in-law.

Major results

;1992:1st, Overall, Circuito Montañés;1994:1st, Subida a Urkiola:1st, Overall, Vuelta a La Rioja::1st, Stage 2;1995:1st, Overall, Colorado Classic::1st, Stages 1 & 3:1st, Stage 4, Volta a Catalunya;1996:1st, Subida a Urkiola:12th, Overall, Vuelta a España;1997:ESP National Road Race Championship:1st, Overall, Vuelta a La Rioja::1st, Stage 2:8th, Overall, Tour de France:1st, Mountains classification, Vuelta a España::1st, Stage 19;1998:1st, Stage 3, Dauphiné Libéré:1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Asturias:3rd, Overall, Vuelta a España::1st, Mountains classification::1st, Stages 6, 10, 11 & 16;1999:5th, Overall, Vuelta a España::1st, Mountains classification::1st, Stage 8;2000:1st, Classique des Alpes:1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya::1st, Stages 7 & 8;2001:17th, Overall, Vuelta a España::1st, Points classification::1st, Mountains classification::1st, Stages 8, 11 and 12

References

External links

* [http://www.world-of-cycling.com/sites/riders/spanien/jimenez_sastre_jose-maria.htm Profile by world-of-cycling.com]
* [http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/palmares/jimenez_jose_maria.php Palmarès by memoire-du-cyclisme.net] fr icon

Persondata
NAME= Jimenez, Jose Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1971-02-06
PLACE OF BIRTH=El Barraco, Spain, Spain
DATE OF DEATH=2003-12-06
PLACE OF DEATH=Madrid, Spain