Jacques Moujica

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Jacques Moujica Road cycling
To person
Full name Jacques Moujica
Date of birth September 18, 1926
date of death November 13, 1950
nation SpainSpain Spain (until June 4, 1948) France
FranceFrance 
discipline Road cycling
Team (s)
1947
1948
1949-1950 		Erka
Metropole-Dunlop
Mercier-A. Magne
Most important successes
Road racing
1949 : Bordeaux – Paris
Last updated: June 8, 2015

Jacques Moujica , born as Jésus Mujica , (born September 18, 1926 in Urretxu , Spain ; † November 13, 1950 in Montélimar ) was a Spanish - French cyclist.

As an amateur , Moujica (still known as Jésus Mujica) won several local cycling races in France. In 1947 Moujica became a professional and subsequently won numerous other smaller races. In 1949 he won two stages of the Tour of Algeria . His greatest success to date was his victory in the 586-kilometer one-day race Bordeaux – Paris in the same year. Also in 1949, he took third place at Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Brussels .

In June 1948, Moujica received French citizenship and changed its name from Jésus Mujica to Jacques Moujica . On November 13, 1950, he was out in the car with racing cyclist Jean Rey . On Route nationale 7 , her car crashed into a truck and both men died.

Every year, Boulogne-sur-Gesse hosts the GP Jésus Mujica cycling race organized by his family and friends. In 2014, the 64th edition took place in the presence of Raymond Poulidor . Moujica won the first edition in 1946.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ November 12 is indicated on a memorial stone at the site of the accident, see: Les lieux de pélerinage. In: memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved June 8, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Cyclisme: le grand prix Jésus Mujica approche. In: La Depeche. August 10, 2014, accessed June 9, 2015 (French).
  3. ↑ Boulogne-sur-Gesse. Cyclisme: grand prix Jesus Mujica, le grand braquet. In: La Depeche. August 14, 2010, accessed June 8, 2015 (French).


personal data
SURNAME Moujica, Jacques
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mujica, Jésus (former name); Moujica, Jésus-Jacques (alternative name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish-French cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Urretxu
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1950
Place of death Montélimar