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 Mercado signing in at the
2006 Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Miguel Mercado Martínez |
| Born | July 8, 1978 Armilla, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2000 | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2001–2003 | iBanesto.com |
| 2004–2005 | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2006–2007 | Agritubel |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage | |
Juan Miguel Mercado Martínez (born 8 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).
On 19 February 2020, media reports suggested that Mercado was a suspect in a police investigation into a "burglary gang" in the city of Granada. [1]
Major results
- 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
External links
- Juan Miguel Mercado at Cycling Archives
References
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (19 February 2020). "Double Tour de France stage winner linked to burglary gang, according to Spanish media". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2020.