Juan Manuel Santisteban

Juan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire (25 October 1944 – 21 May 1976) was a Spanish road cyclist.

During the first stage of the 1976 Giro d'Italia, Santisteban crashed and hit his head, ultimately dying from his injuries.

He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.

Major results

 * 1970
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 10th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 1971
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante
 * 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias
 * 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria


 * 1972
 * 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya


 * 1973
 * 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España


 * 1974
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Asturias
 * 1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 4
 * 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón
 * 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tres Días de Leganés
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia


 * 1976
 * 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Andalucía