Pedro Delgado
- January 5, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
Pedro Delgado Biography
| Name | Pedro Delgado |
| Birthday | Apr 15 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Spain |
| Birth Country | Spain |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Parents | Victorina Robledo, Julio Delgado |
| Siblings | Marisa Delgado |
| Spouse | Ludivina Blanco |
| Children(s) | Álvaro Delgado Blanco, Pablo Delgado Blanco, Pedro Delgado Blanco |
Pedro Delgado is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on April 15, 1960 in Spain, Spain. Famous Spanish cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1988. He raced for Reynolds/Banesto, Seat-Orbea and PDM during his career.
He competed in the 1989 Tour de France against Greg LeMond, who won the event.
Pedro Delgado Robledo (pronounced [ˈpeðɾo delˈɣaðo ɾoˈbleðo] ; born April 15, 1960), also known as Perico ([peˈɾiko] ), is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989.
Delgado rode the rest of the race on the offensive. His reaction started in the 5th stage, a 73 km individual time-trial. He was second in the stage, 24 seconds behind an impressive Greg LeMond. In the first mountain stage, Delgado attacked during the last climb, gaining 29″, but in the next stage Delgado, together with Robert Millar, finished 3:26 ahead of Fignon and 3:38 ahead of Lemond. Delgado was now 4th overall, 2:53 behind the leader, Fignon. After the 17th stage, finishing in Alpe d´Huez, final victory still seemed to be possible, Delgado was third overall, 1:55 behind Fignon and 1:29 behind Lemond. But Delgado, exhausted, was unable to make up all the time he had lost in the early stages, and the great final fight of that Tour had only two major figures: Laurent Fignon and the final winner, Greg LeMond.
He has two sisters, Marisa and Victoria, and one brother, Julio.
Pedro Delgado Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Pedro Delgado is one of the richest Cyclist from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pedro Delgado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a sickly child and spent several months in bed suffering from Hepatitis.
He worked as a sports commentator for Televisión Española during important cycling events after he retired.
Delgado took part in the Tour de France eleven times. During his first participation, when he was 23, he rose to second place in the overall classification after the 17th stage, before falling back later in the event. From then on, Delgado was determined to achieve victory in this competition.
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The following morning Echevarri received the official communication. The substance was probenecid, a medicine for the kidney and also a masking agent for anabolic steroids. In 1988, every sport had a different list of banned substances and the IOC had its own, although there was a commitment to unify the lists in 1990. Probenecid was in the IOC list, but not in the UCI list (it would be one month later) and rule number 35 of the 1988 Tour regulations stated that the doping test would be carried out in accordance with the UCI rules. The mistake of the laboratory seemed evident and the technical jury declared that Delgado had not broken any (UCI) rule.
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Pedro Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Pedro Delgado celebrates birthday on April 15 of every year.
Delgado did not win the 1989 Tour de France, but it marked, perhaps, his most spectacular performance in the race. Showing up 2m 40s late for the prologue, Delgado covered the distance only 14 seconds slower than Erik Breukink, the stage winner. He became the only defending champion to begin the race in last place, 2:54 behind Breukink. As Delgado admitted later, that night he was very nervous and did not sleep. The following day there were two stages. Due to this he was very weak and suffered hypoglycemia in the second stage, a decisive team time-trial. That day he would have been dropped by his team had they not waited, and Delgado lost more time than in the previous stage, 4:32. After that second stage, Delgado was last in the overall classification, more than seven minutes behind the best-classified of the favourites, Laurent Fignon.
Why was Delgado late?
The following day there were two stages. Due to this he was very weak and suffered hypoglycemia in the second stage, a decisive team time-trial. That day he would have been dropped by his team had they not waited, and Delgado lost more time than in the previous stage, 4:32.
What event did pedro Delgado win in 1988?
The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 4 to 24 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 3,286 km (2,042 mi). The race was won by Pedro Delgado with the top three positions at the end of the race being occupied by specialist climbers.
Who won the 1988 Tour de France?
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Race details
Distance| 3,875 km (2,408 mi)
Winning time| 92h 49′ 46″
Results