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NUMBERS
You could say that just like in a
good action movie, I have left 'blood, sweat and tears' on the
road during my career as a cyclist. I rode over half a million
kilometres, more than 2000 days racing (11 Tours, 11 Vueltas and
two Giros), 21 years as a cyclist, (13 as a pro) are significant
pieces of data if you bear in mind the sacrifice this sport requires.
Thanks to my good health and a career relatively free of major
illnesses or important injuries, I was able to do this.
I can't say I have won a lot of races, probably because I always
preferred an aggressive racing style which sometimes prevents
you from winning a great deal. But I can say I enjoyed myself
as a cyclist. I imagine racing as a spectacle, where there are
ambushes and unconventional tactics, more than one where the result
is all that counts. In any case, for people who like number-crunching,
here are my personal data:
Date of Birth: 15 abril 1960.
Place of Birth: Segovia, España.
Height: 1,71 m.
Weight: 64 kgs.
Resting pulse rate: 42.
Max. pulse rate: 198
CADETE
1974: One race.
1975: 7 races, 1.759 kms., 2 wins.
JUNIOR
1976: 43 races, 9.153 kms., 8 wins.
1977: 57 races, 12.300 kms, 22 wins.
JUNIOR / AMATEUR
1978: 14.330 kms., 18 wins.
AMATEUR
1979: 80 races, 19.729 kms., 23 wins.
1980: 73 races, 17.800 kms., 22 wins.
1981: 59 races, 16.875 kms., 25 wins.
PROFESSIONAL
1982: 25.200 kms., 113 races y 3 wins. Vuelta 28º.
1983: 29.860 kms., 138 races con 4 wins. Vuelta 15º y Tour
15º.
1984: 26.785 kms. y 103 races. Vuelta 4º, and the Tour
I drop out because my collarbone were broken (I was 4th).
1985: 29.530 kms., 151 races y 3 wins. Vuelta 1º y Tour
6º.
1986: 30.260 kms., 114 races y 1 victoria. Tour (abandoné)
y Vuelta 10º.
1987: 30.865 kms., 129 races y una victoria de etapa en
el Tour (2º). Vuelta 4º.
1988: 26.500 kms., con 127 races y 4 wins. Tour 1º y Giro
6º.
1989: 27.000 kms., con 117 races y 5 wins. Vuelta 1º y
Tour 3º.
1990: 27.545 kms., con 105 races y 2 wins. Vuelta 2º y
Tour 4º.
1991: 29.565 kms., 117 races y 5 wins. Tour 9º y Giro 15º.
1992: 31.000 kms., 128 races y una victoria. Vuelta 3º
y Tour 6º.
1993: 29.915 kms., 125 races y 2 wins. Vuelta 6º y Tour
9º.
1994: 28.580 kms., con 105 races. Vuelta 3º.
'I counted up on 1er january to 31er
october the same year.'
VUELTA ESPAÑA
1982: 28º.
1983: 15º.
1984: 4º.
1985: 1º.
1986: 10º.
1987: 4º.
1989: 1º.
1990: 2º.
1992: 3º.
1993: 6º.
1994: 3º.
I din't run in 1988 and 1991, beaucose I rode
the Giro d'Italia.
I won 5 stages: twice in Los Lagos de Covadonga (1985 y 1992),
Cerler (1989), Valdezcaray (1989) and Medina del Campo (1989).
I had worn 15 days the lider yellow jersey .
TOUR DE FRANCIA 1983: 15er
1984: I abandoned beaucouse I broke collarbone.
1985: 6er.
1986: My mather was death over Tour France.
1987: 2er.
1988: 1er.
1989: 3er.
1990: 4er.
1991: 9er.
1992: 6er.
1993: 9er.
I won 4 Tour's stages:
Luz Ardiden (1985), Pau (1986), twice on Villard de Lans (1987
y 1988).
I had worn 15 days the lider yellow jersey .
GIRO D'ITALIA
1988: 6er.
1991: 15er.
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