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Pérez misses the 2008 Games after suffering a near-fatal car crash in July<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/15/sports/CB-CYC-Cuba-Perez.php|title=Cuban cyclist Perez in coma from car crash, will miss Beijing Olympics|publisher=Reuters|retrieved July 22, 2008}}</ref>. 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. 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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2008/0721ciclistacubano.htm.|title=Cuban Cycling Great Pedro Pablo Perez Wakes from Coma|publisher=Cuban News Agency|retrieved July 22, 2008}}</ref>.
Pérez misses the 2008 Games after suffering a near-fatal car crash in July<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/15/sports/CB-CYC-Cuba-Perez.php|title=Cuban cyclist Perez in coma from car crash, will miss Beijing Olympics|publisher=Reuters|retrieved July 22, 2008}}</ref>. 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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2008/0721ciclistacubano.htm.|title=Cuban Cycling Great Pedro Pablo Perez Wakes from Coma|publisher=Cuban News Agency|retrieved July 22, 2008}}</ref>.


==Palmares==
==Palmares==

Revision as of 15:04, 24 July 2008

Pedro Pablo Pérez
Personal information
Full namePedro Pablo Pérez Márquez
Nickname"Pedro Pablo"
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight148 lb (67 kg)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-around
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

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.

Cycling Experience

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 misses the 2008 Games after suffering a near-fatal car crash in July[1]. 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[2].

Palmares

  1. 1999: 1º in Stage 1 Vuelta al Tachira, Barquisimeto (VEN)
  2. 1999: 3º in Pan American Games, Road, Winnipeg (CAN)
  3. 2000: 1º in Stage 5 Vuelta a Cuba, Camagüey (CUB)
  4. 2000: 1º in Stage 11 part a Vuelta a Cuba, Matanzas (CUB)
  5. 2000: 1º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  6. 2000: 1º in Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Montevideo (URU)
  7. 2001: 1º in Prologue Vuelta a Cuba, Baracoa (CUB)
  8. 2001: 1º in Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba, Guantanamo (CUB)
  9. 2001: 1º in Stage 11 part a Vuelta a Cuba, Matanzas (CUB)
  10. 2001: 1º in Stage 12 Vuelta a Cuba, Pinar del Rio (CUB)
  11. 2001: 1º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  12. 2001: 1º in National Championship, Road, Elite, Cuba (CUB)
  13. 2002: 1º in Clasico ciudad de Caracas, Elite/U23 (VEN)
  14. 2002: 1º in Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, Santiago de Cuba (CUB)
  15. 2002: 1º in Stage 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Quibor (VEN)
  16. 2002: 3º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  17. 2003: 2º in Pan American Games, Road, Santo Domingo (DOM)
  18. 2004: 1º in Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba, Guantánamo (CUB)
  19. 2004: 1º in Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, La Gran Piedra (CUB)
  20. 2004: 1º in Stage 7 Vuelta a Cuba, Sancti. Spíritus (CUB)
  21. 2004: 1º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  22. 2005: 1º in Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela, San Diego de Alcalá (VEN)
  23. 2006: 1º in Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba, Guantanamo (CUB)
  24. 2006: 1º in Stage 6 Vuelta a Cuba, Ciego de Avila (CUB)
  25. 2006: 1º in Stage 9 Vuelta a Cuba, Cienfuegos (CUB)
  26. 2006: 1º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  27. 2006: 2º in National Championship, Road, Elite, Cuba (CUB)
  28. 2006: 1º in Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriqui, David (PAN)
  29. 2006: 1º in Stage 2 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Playas del Coco (CRC)
  30. 2006: 1º in Stage 9 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Pérez Zeledón (CRC)
  31. 2007: 1º in Stage 4 Vuelta a Cuba, HolguÍn (CUB)
  32. 2007: 1º in Stage 5 Vuelta a Cuba, Camaguey (CUB)
  33. 2007: 2º in General Classification Vuelta a Cuba (CUB)
  34. 2007: 1º in Stage 2 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Playas del Coco (CRC)
  35. 2007: 1º in Stage 4 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Upala (CRC)
  36. 2007: 1º in Stage 9 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Santa Ana (CRC)
  37. 2008: 1º in Stage 3 Vuelta al Tachira, Ciudad Bolivia (VEN)

Other

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.

References

  1. ^ "Cuban cyclist Perez in coma from car crash, will miss Beijing Olympics". Reuters. {{cite news}}: Text "retrieved July 22, 2008" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Cuban Cycling Great Pedro Pablo Perez Wakes from Coma". Cuban News Agency. {{cite news}}: Text "retrieved July 22, 2008" ignored (help)
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