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CYCLIST

Luis Ocaña

1945 - 1994

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Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía (pronounced [xeˈsus ˈlwis oˈkaɲa peɾˈnia]; 9 June 1945 – 19 May 1994) was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the 1973 Tour de France and the 1970 Vuelta a España. During the 1971 Tour de France he launched an amazing solo breakaway that put him into the Yellow Jersey and stunned the rest of the main field, including back to back Tour champion Eddy Merckx, but abandoned in the fourteenth stage after a crash on the descent of the Col de Menté. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Ocaña has received more than 143,941 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Luis Ocaña is the 27th most popular cyclist (down from 18th in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from Spain (down from 542nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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  • 28

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Luis Ocaña ranks 27 out of 1,214. Before him are Philippe Thys, Hugo Koblet, Nicolas Frantz, Lucien Petit-Breton, Jan Janssen, and Louis Trousselier. After him are Ferdinand Kübler, Marco Pantani, Ottavio Bottecchia, René Pottier, Louison Bobet, and Laurent Fignon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Luis Ocaña ranks 148. Before him are Meir Dagan, Richard R. Schrock, Rhonda Byrne, Don McLean, Gal Costa, and George Dzundza. After him are Everett McGill, Carly Simon, Mustafa Balel, Brenda Fricker, Daniel Davis, and Hugh Fraser. Among people deceased in 1994, Luis Ocaña ranks 100. Before him are Jack Unterweger, Juan Carlos Onetti, Paisios of Mount Athos, Moana Pozzi, Andrés Escobar, and Álvaro del Portillo. After him are Baruch Goldstein, Branko Mikulić, Wilma Rudolph, Enrique Líster, Max Morlock, and Alexander Shelepin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Ocaña ranks 695 out of 2,932. Before him are Ferrer Bassa (1285), Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Sisenand (605), Estanislao Figueras (1819), Infanta María Teresa of Spain (1882), and Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943). After him are Rosalía Mera (1944), Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888), Elisenda of Montcada (1292), Ana María Matute (1925), Margaret of Navarre (1134), and Manuel Marín (1949).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Luis Ocaña ranks 3. Before him are Miguel Induráin (1964) and Federico Bahamontes (1928). After him are José Manuel Fuente (1945), Alberto Contador (1982), Julio Jiménez (1934), Alejandro Valverde (1980), Fernand Sanz (1881), Pedro Delgado (1960), Emilio Rodríguez (1923), Vicente Trueba (1905), and Bernardo Ruiz (1925).

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