Pedro Pablo Pérez
Pedro Pablo Pérez relaxes during the 2004 Vuelta a Cuba
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez |
| Nickname | "Pedro Pablo" |
| Born |
February 7, 1977  Cuba
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-around |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| Cuban National Team | |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Vuelta a Cuba 2000 Vuelta a Uruguay (Stage) 2001 Vuelta a Cuba 2002 Clasico de Ciudad Caracas 2002 Clasico de Ciudad Caracas 2004 Vuelta a Cuba 2006 Vuelta a Chiriqui (Stage) 2006 Vuelta a Costa Rica (Stage) 2007 Vuelta a Cuba 2008 Vuelta a Cuba 2008 Vuelta a Tachira (Stage) 2008 Premio Augustin Alcantara |
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Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez (born February 7, 1977) is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the globe.
Pérez is one of the greatest Cuban cyclists of all-time. He is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba (2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008) - second only to his compatriot Eduardo Alonso with six. Pérez represented Cuba in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Games.
Career-ending Injury
Pérez missed the 2008 Games after suffering a near-fatal car crash in July. Details are unclear, but it is known Pérez was driving the car (a Lada) at the time when the crash occurred in San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio. Pérez suffered severe cerebral lacerations and spent several days in a coma. A female passenger was reported dead at the scene. He is receiving treatment at the Abel Santamaria hospital in the province of Pinar del Rio. Pérez intended to retire from cycling after the 2008 Olympics.
Pérez is the father of one child (a son, from his first marriage), and is currently married to Yoanka González, herself a World Champion in cycling.
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