Domingo Perurena

Domingo Perurena

Perurena, c. 1973
Personal information
Full name	Domingo Perurena Telletxea
Nickname	Txomin
Born	(1943-12-15)15 December 1943 Oiartzun, Spain
Died	8 June 2023(2023-06-08) (aged 79)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber specialist Sprinter
Amateur teams
1962	Nuarbe
1963–1964	Olarra
Professional teams
1965	Mobylette GAC
1966–1969	Fagor
1970–1978	Kas–Kaskol
1979	Teka
Managerial teams
1980–1982	Teka
1984–1991	Orbea–Danena
1992	Festina–Lotus
1994–1997	Euskadi–Petronor
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Mountains classification (1974) Giro d'Italia 2 individual stages (1971, 1975) Vuelta a España Points Classification (1972, 1974) 12 individual stages (1966–1969, 1972–1975, 1978) Stage races Volta a Catalunya (1973) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (1973) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme (1967) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1973, 1975)
Medal record Representing  Spain World Championships 1965 San Sebastián Team time trial

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.^[1] With 158 professional wins he is the winningest Spanish rider in the sport's history^[2]

Perurena died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 79.^[2]