Juan Campillo

Juan Campillo García (16 August 1930 – 28 February 1964) was a professional road bicycle racer between 1953 and 1963.

Career

Campillo competed in five Vuelta a Españas and four Tour de Frances, with his best result being fifth overall in the 1960 Vuelta a España.

Retirement and death

Campillo retired from racing at the end of the 1963 season and used his savings to buy a restaurant in Andorra. On 28 February 1964, the day before its opening, he was crushed by a truck and died aged 33, leaving his six-year-old son an orphan after his mother died giving birth to him.

Career achievements

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Major results

1956

3rd Trofeo Masferrer

1957

6th Trofeo Jaumendreu

1959

1st Trofeo Jaumendreu

1st Stage 1a (TTT), Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2nd Spanish National Hill Climb Championship

1960

2nd Vuelta a La Rioja

Vuelta a España

:3rd Points classification

:5th General classification

5th Trofeo Masferrer

1961

3rd Circuito de Getxo

1962

3rd Grand Prix d'Issoire

5th Tour de Suisse

9th Mountains classification

10th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References