Juan Miguel Mercado

Juan Miguel Mercado-Martín (born 8 July 1978 in Armilla, Granada) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who turned professional with Vitalicio Seguros in 1998. At the Tour de France, Mercado won Stage 18 at the 2004 Tour and captured a surprise win on Stage 10 (the first mountain stage) of the 2006 Tour de France in an early breakaway with Cyril Dessel (Ag2r Prévoyance).

On 19 February 2020, media reports suggested that Mercado was a suspect in a police investigation into a "burglary gang" in the city of Granada.

Major results

1998 – Vitalicio Seguros 1999 – Vitalicio Seguros 2000 – Vitalicio Seguros 2001 – iBanesto.com Stage win – Vuelta a España Stage win – Volta ao Alentejo Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Burgos 2002 – iBanesto.com Overall – Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme Overall and Stage win – Vuelta a Castilla y León 2003 – iBanesto.com Stage win – Dauphiné Libéré 2004 – Quick Step-Davitamon Stage 18 win – Tour de France Stage win – Giro del Trentino 2005 – Quick Step-Innergetic Overall and Stage win – Tour of Austria 2006 – Agritubel 1st, Stage 10 – Tour de France