Juan Miguel Mercado

Juan Miguel Mercado

Mercado signing in at the 2006 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name Juan Miguel Mercado Martín
Born July 7, 1978
Armilla, Spain
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)
19982000 Vitalicio Seguros
20012003 iBanesto.com
20042005 Quick Step-Davitamon
20062007 Agritubel
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stages
Vuelta a España, 1 stage
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).

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 de Ciclisme
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
1st, Stage 10 Tour de France

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