Juan Miguel Mercado
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| Mercado signing in at the 2006 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Juan Miguel Mercado Martín |
| Date of birth | July 7, 1978 |
| Country | Spain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1998–2000 2001–2003 2004–2005 2006–2007 |
Vitalicio Seguros iBanesto.com Quick Step-Davitamon Agritubel |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 2 stages |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| February 21, 2008 | |
Juan Miguel Mercado Martín (born 7 July 1978 in Armilla, Granada) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who turned professional with Vitalicio Seguros in 1998. At the Tour de France, Mercado won Stage 18 at the 2004 Tour and captured a surprise win on Stage 10 (the first mountain stage) of the 2006 Tour de France in an early breakaway with Cyril Dessel (Ag2r Prévoyance).
[edit] Major achievements
- 1998 – Vitalicio Seguros
- 1999 – Vitalicio Seguros
- 2000 – Vitalicio Seguros
- 2001 – iBanesto.com
- Stage win – Vuelta a España
- Stage win – Volta ao Alentejo
- Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Burgos
- 2002 – iBanesto.com
- Overall – Setmana Catalana
- Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2003 – iBanesto.com
- Stage win – Dauphiné Libéré
- 2004 – Quick Step-Davitamon
- Stage 18 win – Tour de France
- Stage win – Giro del Trentino
- 2005 – Quick Step-Innergetic
- Overall and Stage win – Tour of Austria
- 2006 – Agritubel
- Stage 10 win – Tour de France
[edit] External links
- Juan Miguel Mercado profile at the Cycling Website
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Mercado, Juan Miguel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mercado-Martín, Juan Miguel |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-07-07 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Armilla, Granada, Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
