Joan Crespo Hita
# Joan Crespo Hita

Joan Crespo Hita (7 March 1927 – 9 April 2014) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1951 and 1959.

## Biography

Joan Crespo was born in Barcelona, Catalonia on March 7, 1927 and died in Barcelona at the age of 87. Crespo turned professional in 1951 with the Spanish team P.C. Nicky's. His main victory was the Trofeo Masferrer in 1958. He finished 39th in the general classification of the 1957 Vuelta a España. Crespo's last win was the GP de Martorell in 1959. Crespo retired from cycling at the end of the 1959 season. His father, Antonio Crespo Sanjuán, was one of the pioneers in the sport in Catalonia.

## Major results

### 1951

    2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu

### 1952

    1st Gran Premio Cataluña

### 1956

    3rd GP de Martorell

### 1957

    2nd Trofeo Masferrer

### 1958

    1st Trofeo Masferrer

### 1959

    1st GP de Martorell

### Vuelta a España results

* 1957: 39th
