Raúl Alcalá
 Alcalá at the 1993 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Alcalá Gallegos |
| Nickname | The Dwarf |
| Born |
3 March 1964 Monterrey, Mexico |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1985 | Denti - Valtron |
| 1986-1988 | 7-Eleven |
| 1989-1992 | PDM - Concorde |
| 1993 | Wordperfect |
| 1994 | Motorola |
| 1998 | Team GT |
| 2009 | Team Arreola Hnos. |
| 2010 | Canel's Turbo |
| Major wins | |
|
2 stages Tour de France Young rider classification 1987 Tour de France 1992 Clásica de San Sebastián National Time Trial Championship (2010) | |
Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, Alcalá competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eleventh place[1] and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. In both 1989 and 1990, he won a stage in the Tour de France and finished in 8th place. In 2008, Alcalá returned to professional racing by competing in the Vuelta Chihuahua. In 2010, he won the national time trial championship at the age of 46. In early 2011, he stated his intention to race at the 2011 Pan American Games,[2] but eventually did not compete.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1985 — Team Dente
- 3rd overall – Redlands Classic
- 1986 – 7-Eleven Cycling Team
- 114th overall – Tour de France
- 2nd overall – Redlands Classic
- 1st – Prologue (time trial)
- 1987 – 7-Eleven Cycling Team
- 9th overall – Tour de France
Maillot blanc – Best Young Rider Classification winner
- 1st overall – Coors International Bicycle Classic
- 2nd – Züri-Metzgete
- 1988 – 7-Eleven Cycling Team
- 20th overall – Tour de France
- 1989 – PDM - Concorde
- 1st overall – Tour of Mexico
- 1st – Points Competition
- 8th overall – Tour de France
- 1st – Stage 3 Luxembourg > Francorchamps
- 4th – Giro di Lombardia
- 5th – Züri-Metzgete
- 1990 – PDM - Concorde
- 8th overall – Tour de France
- 1st – Stage 7 Vittel > Epinal (ITT)
- 2nd – Stage 20 Lac de Vassivière (ITT)
- 1st overall – Vuelta a Asturias
- 1st overall – Tour of Mexico
- 1st – Points Competition
- 1st overall – Tour de Trump
- 1st – Prologue: Wilmington, DE (time trial)
- 1st – Stage 8: Allentown, PA to Easton, PA (time trial)
- 8th – La Flèche Wallonne
- 1991 – PDM - Concorde
- 3rd overall – Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1992 – PDM - Concorde
- 1st – Clásica de San Sebastián
- 21st overall – Tour de France
- 2nd overall – Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd overall – Tirreno–Adriatico
- 4th – Giro di Lombardia
- 1993 – Wordperfect
- 1st overall – Tour DuPont
- 27th overall – Tour de France
- 2nd – Stage 8 Châlons Sur Marne › Verdun
- 1994 – Motorola
- 1st overall – Tour of Mexico
- 70th overall – Tour de France
- 1999
- 7th overall – Tour of Mexico
- 2010
-
Mexico Time Trial Championship
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — |
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France |
114 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | DNF | 21 | 27 | 70 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Raúl Alcalá Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ Thomas, Steve (18 February 2011). "Still rollin': A conversation with Raul Alcala". VeloNews. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
- Samuel, Abt (August 6, 1991). "For Cyclists, an Injection of Controversy". International Herald Tribune. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- Raúl Alcalá at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Raúl Alcalá