Pelayo Sánchez

Pelayo Sánchez Mayo (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.^[2]

Pelayo Sánchez

Sánchez at 2024 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name	Pelayo Sánchez Mayo
Born	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 25) Teyego, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current team	Movistar Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2018	MMR Academy
2019–2020	Gomur–Cantabria Infinita
Professional teams
2021–2023	Burgos BH[1]
2024–	Movistar Team
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2024)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Mayo.

He turned professional in 2021 with Burgos BH, where he was named to their squad for the 2021 Vuelta a España.^[3] In 2024, he joined Movistar Team on a two-year contract, winning his first race with the team at the Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx in late January. In May, he won stage six of the Giro d'Italia from a three-rider breakaway.^[4]

Major results

2018

3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2020

2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria

1st Stage 3

2022

7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Young rider classification

2023 (1 pro win)

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias

2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer

3rd Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

5th Tour du Doubs

Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

2024 (2)

1st Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx

1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia

10th Figueira Champions Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2021	2022	2023	2024
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	40
Tour de France	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	84	—	37	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish