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Juan Miguel Mercado

1978 - Today

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Juan Miguel Mercado-Martín (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Miguel Mercado is the 980th most popular cyclist (up from 1,103rd in 2024), the 2,871st most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,973rd in 2019) and the 94th most popular Spanish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Juan Miguel Mercado ranks 980 out of 1,613. Before him are Erki Pütsep, Dario Cataldo, Simon Geschke, Jimmy Casper, Allan Johansen, and Imanol Erviti. After him are Lars Bak, José Youshimatz, Alena Amialiusik, David Zabriskie, Cho Ho-sung, and Przemysław Niemiec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Juan Miguel Mercado ranks 905. Before him are José Luis Reséndez, Gerco Schröder, Facundo Quiroga, Jimmy Casper, Julien Rodriguez, and Alison Mosshart. After him are Carolina Gynning, Fran Perea, Yang Pu, Koldo Gil, Tomáš Kaberle, and Ida Auken.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Miguel Mercado ranks 2,871 out of 3,355. Before him are Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (2002), Valero Rivera Folch (1985), Juankar (1990), Ana Peleteiro (1995), Lara Arruabarrena (1992), and Imanol Erviti (1983). After him are Pedro Acosta (2004), Federico Redondo (2003), Begoña Vía Dufresne (1971), Fran Perea (1978), Álvaro Vázquez (1991), and María Quintanal (1969).

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Among CYCLISTS In Spain

Among cyclists born in Spain, Juan Miguel Mercado ranks 94. Before him are Rubén Pérez (1981), Gorka Izagirre (1987), José Ángel Gómez Marchante (1980), Daniel Navarro (1983), José Vicente García (1972), and Imanol Erviti (1983). After him are David de la Fuente (1981), Koldo Gil (1978), Ángel Vicioso (1977), Xavier Florencio (1979), Pedro Horrillo (1974), and José Joaquín Rojas (1985).

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