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Raúl Alcalá

1964 - Today

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Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a Mexican former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, Alcalá competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing in eleventh place and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France and to date has been the most successful Mexican cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Raúl Alcalá is the 430th most popular cyclist, the 452nd most popular biography from Mexico (up from 460th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Raúl Alcalá ranks 430 out of 1,613. Before him are Andrey Kivilev, Alexander Kristoff, Gintautas Umaras, Theodor Leupold, Kim Kirchen, and Fernando Escartín. After him are Julian Alaphilippe, Yaroslav Popovych, Melcior Mauri, Paolo Savoldelli, Romāns Vainšteins, and Michał Kwiatkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Raúl Alcalá ranks 581. Before him are Emanuel Pastreich, Dumitru Stângaciu, Kim Kwang-sun, Piotr Nowak, Valery Salov, and Carolina Morace. After him are Towhidi Tabari, Raimo Helminen, Jimmy Chamberlin, Gloria Siebert, Derek Hay, and Brad Anderson.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Raúl Alcalá ranks 452 out of 729. Before him are Daniela Castro (1969), Manuel Nájera (1952), Oswaldo Sánchez (1973), Giselle Itié (1981), Margo (1917), and Adan Canto (1981). After him are Lupita Jones (1967), Alicja Bachleda-Curuś (1983), Lydia Cacho (1963), Carlos Reygadas (1971), Alfonso Herrera (1983), and Jesús Martínez (1952).

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Among CYCLISTS In Mexico

Among cyclists born in Mexico, Raúl Alcalá ranks 1. After him are José Youshimatz (1962), Belem Guerrero (1974), Jessica Salazar (1995), Daniela Gaxiola (1992), Lizbeth Salazar (1996), Eder Frayre (null), and Gerardo Ulloa (null).

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