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José Mateo

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José Mateo Gil
Personal information
Born(1928-03-16)16 March 1928
Fígols, Spain
Died27 August 2019(2019-08-27) (aged 91)
Olesa de Montserrat, Spain
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1950–1952C.C. Barcelona
1955Mariotas
1956–1957Mobylette Coabania

José Mateo Gil (16 March 1928 – 27 August 2019) was a Spanish racing cyclist.[1] Professional from 1951, to 1957, he rode in the 1955 Tour de France.[2][3] Gil also took several professional wins in his career, including three stages of the Volta a Catalunya, a stage of the Volta a Portugal and the Campionat de Barcelona on two occasions.[4]

He died in 2019 at the age of 91.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "José Mateo". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Tour de France 1955". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "42ème Tour de France 1955". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Josep Mateo Gil". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "El ciclista internacional olesà Josep Mateo Gil mor als 91 anys". regio7.cat. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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