José Pérez Francés

José Pérez Francés (27 December 1936 – 30 September 2021 ) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification. He also finished third in 1963 Tour de France, after Jacques Anquetil and Federico Bahamontes, and won a stage in 1965.

Major Results

 * 1955
 * 1st Stage 4a Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana


 * 1957
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía


 * 1960
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stages 3a (TTT) & 8


 * 1961
 * 1st Gran Premio Navarra
 * 2nd Circuito Montañés
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 8
 * 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 7th Overall Tour de France
 * 7th Overall Madrid–Barcelona
 * 1st Stage 6a
 * 8th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana


 * 1962
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 2nd Circuito de Getxo
 * 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 7 (ITT)


 * 1963
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Gran Premio Navarra
 * 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 8 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 3rd Overall Tour de France
 * 4th Trofeo Masferrer
 * 6th Subida a Arrate


 * 1964
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st GP Villafranca de Ordizia
 * Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stages 1b & 6
 * Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 3 & 7
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 3rd Gran Premio Navarra
 * 3rd Klasika Primavera
 * 5th Gran Premio Fedrácion Catalana de Ciclismo
 * 9th Barcelona-Andorra
 * 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 10th Trofeo Masferrer


 * 1965
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 1 & 7
 * 1st Gran Premio de Primavera
 * 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 6th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Stage 11
 * 6th Trofeo Masferrer


 * 1966
 * 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 3rd Klasika Primavera
 * 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 1967
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 2, 3 & 5a
 * 1st Barcelona-Andorra
 * 2nd Trofeo Masferrer
 * 3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 10th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 1968
 * Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 12
 * 3rd GP Pascuas
 * 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta