Juan Miguel Mercado

Juan Miguel Mercado-Martín (born 8 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).

Juan Miguel Mercado-Martin

Mercado signing in at the 2006 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Juan Miguel Mercado-Martin
Born	(1978-07-08) July 8, 1978 (age 47) Armilla, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
1998–2000	Vitalicio Seguros
2001–2003	iBanesto.com
2004–2005	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2006–2007	Agritubel
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage

On 19 February 2020, media reports suggested that Mercado was a suspect in a police investigation into a "burglary gang" in the city of Granada.^[1]

Major results

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 de Ciclisme

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

• Juan Miguel Mercado at Cycling Archives (archive)