Saúl Morales

Saúl Morales Corral (3 May 1973 – 28 February 2000) was a Spanish racing cyclist, who was born in Madrid.

Saúl Morales

Morales in 1999
Personal information
Born	(1973-05-03)3 May 1973 Madrid, Spain
Died	28 February 2000(2000-02-28) (aged 26) Caucete, Argentina
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1999	Fuenlabrada-Cafés Toscaf
2000	Relax-Fuenlabrada

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

Morales became a professional in 1999, at the Fuenlabrada team. That year his fellow team member Manuel Sanroma died during the Volta a Catalunya.^[1] Three years earlier, José Antonio Espinosa, another Fuenlabrada member, died as well. In 2000, during the Vuelta a la Argentina, he was hit by a truck that accidentally came between the riders. Out of protest, several European teams withdrew from the race; it has not been held since.

Morales' only victory was a stage in the 1999 Vuelta a Venezuela.

Major wins

Source:^[2]

1999

Vuelta a Venezuela

1st Stage 13

2000

Trofeo Calvià

Challenge Volta a Mallorca | Mountain

See also

• List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death