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Spanish cyclist
Santiago Pérez
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Pérez Fernández
NicknameSanti Pérez
Born (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977 (age 47)
Vega de Peridiello, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur team
1999–2001Saunier Duval
Professional teams
2001Barbot–Torrie
2002Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003–2004Phonak
2007Relax–GAM
2008C.C.Loulé
2009Madeinox-Boavista
2010Loulé-Louletano
2011Barbot–Efapel
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2004)

One-day races and Classics

Subida al Naranco (2010)
GP Llodio (2011)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Santiago Pérez Fernández (born 5 August 1977 in Vega de Peridiello, Asturias) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Barbot–Efapel.

In March 2005, it was announced that he would be suspended for 2 years after having failed a test for homologous blood transfusion during the 2004 Vuelta a España. He returned to cycling in 2007 with Relax–GAM.

Career achievements

Major results

2001
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal
2002
4th Overall Tour de Romandie
2003
2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
2004
2nd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 14, 15 (ITT) & 21 (ITT)
2008
6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
2009
5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
5th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
8th Road race, National Road Championships
2010
1st Subida al Naranco
3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2011
1st GP Llodio
8th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF — — — — — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF — 49 — — — — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — 44 2 — — 65 — — — —

References

  1. "Perez to be banned for two years". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. "Spanish cyclist Perez banned for blood doping". Daily Times. Pakistan. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.


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