Juan Miguel Mercado

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Juan Miguel Mercado

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image_caption = Mercado signing in at the 2006 Tour de France
fullname = Juan Miguel Mercado Martín
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|7|7
country = Spain
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
amateurteams =
amateuryears =
proyears = 1998–2000
2001–2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
proteams = Vitalicio Seguros
iBanesto.com
Quick Step-Davitamon
Agritubel
majorwins = Tour de France, 1 stage
Vuelta a España, 2 stages
updated = February 21, 2008

Juan Miguel Mercado Martín (born 7 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).

Major achievements

;1998 – Vitalicio Seguros;1999 – Vitalicio Seguros;2000 – Vitalicio Seguros;2001 – iBanesto.com: Stage win – Vuelta a España: Stage win – Volta ao Alentejo: Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Burgos;2002 – iBanesto.com: Overall – Setmana Catalana: Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Castilla y León;2003 – iBanesto.com: Stage win – Dauphiné Libéré;2004 – Quick Step-Davitamon: Stage 18 win – Tour de France: Stage win – Giro del Trentino;2005 – Quick Step-Innergetic: Overall and Stage win – Tour of Austria;2006 – Agritubel: 1st, Stage 10 – Tour de France

External links

*Cyclingwebsite|5889

Persondata
NAME= Mercado, Juan Miguel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Mercado-Martín, Juan Miguel
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1978-07-07
PLACE OF BIRTH=Armilla, Granada, Spain
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=