1. Pedro Delgado won the 1988 Tour de France, as well as the Vuelta a Espana in 1985 and 1989.
21 Facts About Pedro Delgado
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Pedro Delgado finished in the top 10 of eighteen Grand Tours.
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Pedro Delgado took part in the Tour de France eleven times.
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Pedro Delgado was a young rider, and Angel Arroyo was the star of the team.
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However, Pedro Delgado drank a spoilt milk shake that caused him a stomach cramp during the next stage, ending in Morzine.
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Pedro Delgado lost 25 minutes 34 seconds that day, and his first chance of winning the Tour.
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Pedro Delgado finished in 15th position, 25 minutes 44 seconds behind Fignon.
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Pedro Delgado fought a long battle with Stephen Roche during the 1987 Tour de France, that was resolved in favour of Roche only in the penultimate stage, an ITT.
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Pedro Delgado was regarded as the third best time-trialist that year, with Roche considered the best.
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Pedro Delgado won the 1988 Tour de France by a comfortable margin.
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The evening after the 17th stage, the television channel "Antenne2" reported that Pedro Delgado had tested positive in a doping test.
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The technical jury declared that Pedro Delgado had not broken any UCI rule.
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In 1988 the sanction for this type of doping was a penalty of 10 minutes, which was applied to Gert-Jan Theunisse during the same 1988 Tour de France; Pedro Delgado, having been cleared, received no such penalty.
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Pedro Delgado wore the yellow jersey for eleven days, and passed doping tests every day.
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Pedro Delgado thanked the public for their support and claimed he would always be grateful for the support he received during the competition.
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At the 1989 Tour de France, Pedro Delgado arrived 2m 40s late for the prologue.
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Pedro Delgado covered the distance only 14 seconds slower than Erik Breukink, the stage winner, but nevertheless became the first defending champion to begin the race in last place, 2:54 behind Breukink.
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Pedro Delgado later said that he was very nervous and had not slept the previous night.
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Pedro Delgado rode the rest of the race on the offensive.
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Pedro Delgado was second in the stage, 24 seconds behind Greg LeMond.
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Pedro Delgado was now 4th overall, 2:53 behind the leader, Fignon.