Jesús Aranzabal

Jesús Aranzabal Ojanguren (25 December 1939 – 27 September 2023) was a Spanish professional cyclist. Professional from 1964 to 1972, he notably won a stage of the 1972 Vuelta a España and the general classification of the 1966 Vuelta a Andalucía.^[1] He also finished 2nd and won a stage of the 1970 Tour of the Basque Country. Aranzabal died on 27 September 2023, at the age of 83.^[2]

Jesús Aranzabal

Personal information
Born	(1939-12-25)25 December 1939 Bergara, Spain
Died	27 September 2023(2023-09-27) (aged 83) Bergara
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1964	Inuri
1965	GAC–Mobylette
1966–1969	Fagor
1970–1972	Bic
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (1972) Stage races Vuelta a Andalucía (1966)

Major results

1963

1st Overall Vuelta al Bidasoa

1966

1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Ávila

1967

10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1968

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca

3rd National Road Race Championships

3rd Trofeo Baracchi

1970

2nd National Road Race Championships

2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country

1st Stage 5

3rd Klasika Primavera

1971

1st Stages 4 & 6b Volta a Portugal

1972

1st Stage 17a Vuelta a España