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.
He rode in five editions of the Vuelta a España, winning two stages.
Major results
1970 3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 10th Overall Vuelta a España 1971 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Levante 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Cantabria 1972 1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya 1973 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España 1974 1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 4 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros 1st Overall Tres Días de Leganés 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja 2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia 1976 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Andalucía
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