Txomin Perurena

Domingo Perurena Telletxea or Txomin Perurena (15 December 1943 – 8 June 2023) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He was most famous for winning the overall mountains classification of 1974 Tour de France. He also finished second at the 1975 Vuelta a España and won a total of 12 stages in this race. With 158 professional wins he is the winningest Spanish rider in the sport's history

Major results

1965 1st Vuelta a Cantabria

9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1st Stage 8 1966 1st Subida al Naranco 1st Stage 18 Vuelta a España 2nd GP Pascuas 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 4 1967 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stages 3 & 5 1st Trofeo Juan Fina 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a España Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stages 4 & 7 3rd Trofeo Masferrer 4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 3 7th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo 1968 1st GP Pascuas 1st Trofeo Juan Fina 1st Barcelona-Andorra 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stage 6 1969 1st GP Pascuas 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 1st Stages 2 & 3b 1st Stage 7 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 5b (ITT) 1970 1st Trofeo Elola 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 2 Tour de Picardie 1st Stage 2a Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo 3rd GP Pascuas 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 4 10th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 1971 1st GP Pascuas 1st Klasika Primavera 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia 1st Trofeo Masferrer 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca 2nd Grand Prix de Valence 2nd Clásica de Sabiñánigo 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 1 & 2 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Druivenkoers Overijse 4th Overall Vuelta a Cantabria 1st Stages 1a, 1b, 4 & 6 1972 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 3 1st Overall GP Leganes 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stages 4 & 5 Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5a 1st Stage 2b Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 1st Stage 3 Tour de la Nouvelle France 2nd Grand Prix de Valence 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria 1st Stages 1a, 3 & 5 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 1, 2a & 3 6th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3 & 10 7th Milan–San Remo 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stages 4 & 5 1973

1st Stages 1 & 5 1st Trofeo Elola 1st GP Navarra 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a España 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse Vuelta a Mallorca 1st Stages 2 & 3 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cantabria 2nd Grand Prix de Valence 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stages 3 & 5 3rd Overall GP Leganes 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1974 1st GP Pascuas 1st Trofeo Masferrer 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Aragón 1st Stage 1a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Asturias 1st Mountains classification Tour de France 2nd Klasika Primavera 2nd GP Navarra 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 1 & 3a 4th Overall Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4a 5th Overall Vuelta a España 1st Points classification 1st Stages 5 & 7 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 1975

1st Trofeo Masferrer 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo 1st Stage 7a Giro d'Italia Vuelta a Cantabria 1st Stages 3a & 4 1st Stage 4 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 5 Ronde van Nederland 1st Stage 3 GP Leganes 2nd Overall Vuelta a España 1st Stage 13 2nd GP Pascuas 3rd GP Navarra 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Prologue & Stages 1a & 6 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stages 2 & 3 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stage 5 1976 1st Overall GP Leganes 1st GP Pascuas 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia 1st Trofeo Elola 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country 1st Stage 1 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Cantabria 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stages 3 & 6a 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1977 1st Grand Prix de Valence 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja 3rd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 4th Overall Vuelta a España 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 5th GP Navarra 6th GP Pascuas 6th GP Leganes 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 1st Stage 3 1978 1st GP Pascuas 1st Klasika Primavera Vuelta a España 1st Stages 7 & 19a 2nd Grand Prix de Valence 8th Overall Costa del Azahar

Team management He was a directeur sportif in Teka, Orbea, Caja Rural, Paternina, Artiach, Lotus and Euskadi. Riders under his direction included Alberto Fernández, Marino Lejarreta, Federico Echave, Mathieu Hermans, Peio Ruiz Cabestany, Pedro Delgado, Sean Kelly and Roberto Laiseka.