Raúl Alcalá
Alcalá at the 1993 Tour de France
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Raúl Alcalá Gallegos |
| Nickname | The Dwarf |
| Born |
3 March 1964 Monterrey, Mexico |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1985 | Denti - Valtron |
| 1986-1988 | 7-Eleven |
| 1989-1992 | PDM - Concorde |
| 1993 | Wordperfect |
| 1994 | Motorola |
| 1998 | Team GT |
| 2009 | Team Arreola Hnos. |
| 2010 | Canel's Turbo |
| Major wins | |
| 2 stages Tour de France Young rider classification 1987 Tour de France 1992 Clásica de San Sebastián National Time Trial Championship (2010) |
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Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, Alcalá competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eleventh place and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. In both 1989 and 1990, he won a stage in the Tour de France and finished in 8th place. In 2008, Alcalá returned to professional racing by competing in the Vuelta Chihuahua. In 2010, he won the national time trial championship at the age of 46. In early 2011, he stated his intention to race at the 2011 Pan American Games, but eventually did not compete.
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