Dear Steve, Thanks for that did you have a look at the web site I mentioned its a real gem. Regarding the Spanish some say I can't even speak my own language English properly. Gomes from having a bastard accent which is part West London with a lot of South and a little rural Hertfordshire in it.
In Montelimar, where the stage finished yesterday he died in 1950. A Basque cyclist of Urretxu Spain. Jesus Mujica, in whose honor there is a cross and a stone at the entrance to the town, at the exact spot where he suffered a fatal accident with another cyclist, Raúl King.
This is now forgotten. Although born in Urretxu on September 18, 1929 he had French nationality and in books is called Jesus-Jacques Moujica. There are no motives to ignore him, it is only a short time since he stood on the podium as the only Basque winner of the Paris-Roubaix. He was third in 1949, in an eventful race with two former winners André Mahé and Coppi. The same year he achieved a great victory in the Burgundy-Paris, of 586 kilometers, in a time of 17h 01m 49s, averaging 34,409 kmph. Hewas also third in the Paris-Brussels. That year he won the Challange Sedis, for the honour of best French coureur of the season.
Please forgive the translation this is from me phoning and dictating to a mate who raced and worked in Spain during the Olympics. I just wanted to know what it roughly said. Will look him up in the books. Be lucky. Mick