NUMBERS

More than half a million kilometers ride on the bicycle, more than 2,000 days of competition (11 Tours de France, 11 Tours of Spain and 2 Giros de Italia), 21 years as a cyclist (13 of them as a professional). These are considerable figures according to the effort that this sport requires. Thanks to the health that has respected me year after year of major injuries or illnesses, what they were able to do.

Date of Birth: April 15, 1960.
Place of Birth: Segovia, Spain.
Height: 1.71 m.
Weight: 64 kgs.
Heart rate at rest: 42 (max: 198)

CADET

1974: Only one race.
1975: 7 races, 1,759 km., 2 victories.

JUNIOR

1976: 43 races, 9,153 km, 8 victories.
1977: 57 races, 12,300 km, 22 victories.

JUNIOR/ AMATEUR

1978: 68 races, 14,330 km, 18 victories.

AMATEUR

1979: 80 races, 19,729 km, 23 victories.
1980: 73 races, 17,800 km, 22 victories.
1981: 59 races, 16.875 km, 25 victories.

PROFESSIONAL

1982: 25,200 km, 113 races and 3 victories. La Vuelta 28th.
1983: 29,860 km, 138 races (4 victorias). La Vuelta 15th and Tour 15th.
1984: 26,785 km y 103 races. La Vuelta 4th and I left the Tour due to a broken clavicle.
1985: 29,530 km, 151 races and 3 victories. Vuelta 1º y Tour 6º.
1986: 30,260 km, 114 races and 1 victory. Tour (abandoné) y Vuelta 10º.
1987: 30,865 km, 129 races and 1 victory. La Vuelta 4th and Tour (2nd).
1988: 26,500 km, 127 races and 4 victories. Tour 1st and Giro 7th.
1989: 27,000 km, 117 races and 5 victories. La Vuelta 1st and Tour 3rd.
1990: 27,545 km, 105 races and 2 victories. La Vuelta 2nd and Tour 4th.
1991: 29,565 km, 117 races and 5 victories. Tour 9th y Giro 15th.
1992: 31,000 km, 128 races and one victory. La Vuelta 3rd and Tour 6th.
1993: 29,915 km, 125 races and 2 victories. La Vuelta 6th y Tour 9th.
1994: 28,580 km, 105 races. Vuelta 3rd.

The annual kilometers he began to record from January 1 to the last Sunday of September of the same year.

VUELTA  A  ESPAÑA

1982: 28th.
1983: 15th.
1984: 4th.
1985: 1st.
1986: 10th.
1987: 4th.
1989: 1th.
1990: 2th.
1992: 3th.
1993: 6th.
1994: 3rd.

I have won 5 stages: two in Los Lagos de Covadonga (1985 and 1992), Cerler (1989), Valdezcaray (1989) and Medina del Campo (1989).

I have worn the leader’s yellow jersey for 15 days.

TOUR DE FRANCIA

1983: 15th
1984: I pull out due to a broken clavicle.
1985: 6th.
1986: I pull out due of my mother’s death.
1987: 2nd.
1988: 1st.
1989: 3rd.
1990: 4th.
1991: 9th.
1992: 6th.
1993: 9th.

I have won 4 stages on the Tour: Luz Ardiden (1985), Pau (1986), twice at Villard de Lans (1987 and 1988).

I have worn the yelow jersey for 15 days.

GIRO DE ITALIA

1988: 7th.
1991: 15th.