Juan Manuel Santisteban

Juan Manuel Santisteban
Personal information
Full nameJuan Manuel Santisteban Lapeire
BornOctober 25, 1944
Ampuero, Spain
DiedMay 21, 1976 (aged 31)
Catania, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1969La Casera–Peña Bahamontes
1970–1972Karpy–Licor
1973Monteverde
1974–1976Kas–Kaskol

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.[1]

He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.[2]

  1. ^ "1976". Giro d'Italia. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Juan Manuel Santisteban". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2018.