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).
 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 | |
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
edit- 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
edit- Juan Miguel Mercado at Cycling Archives (archived)
References
edit- ^ 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.