Santiago Pérez (cyclist)
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Santiago Pérez Fernández |
Nickname | Santi Pérez |
Born | Vega de Peridiello, Spain | 5 August 1977
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Amateur team | |
1999–2001 | Saunier Duval |
Professional teams | |
2001 | Barbot–Torrie |
2002 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
2003–2004 | Phonak |
2007 | Relax–GAM |
2008 | C.C.Loulé |
2009 | Madeinox-Boavista |
2010 | Loulé-Louletano |
2011 | Barbot–Efapel |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Santiago Pérez Fernández (born 5 August 1977 in Vega de Peridiello, Asturias) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Barbot–Efapel.
In March 2005, it was announced that he would be suspended for 2 years after having failed a test for homologous blood transfusion during the 2004 Vuelta a España. He returned to cycling in 2007 with Relax–GAM.[1][2]
Career achievements
[edit]Major results
[edit]- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal
- 2002
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 2008
- 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2009
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 8th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2011
- 1st GP Llodio
- 8th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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DNF | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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— | 44 | 2 | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "Perez to be banned for two years". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Spanish cyclist Perez banned for blood doping". Daily Times. Pakistan. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.