Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional

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from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, attaining recognition at the junior and amateur levels. In 1992, he competed for the first time on the professional level, signing a group representing Amaya Seguros (Amaya Insurance) for the 1992 and 1993 seasons. While riding for team Amaya Seguros, he won the

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in the

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. He finished in 12th place overall. On 11 February 1994, shortly after signing with the prestigious team , Martín was killed in a road accident while training.

Major results

;1988 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;1991 : 1st Overall

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: 1st Trofeo Iberduero : 2nd Overall

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;1992 : 1st : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia : 2nd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 2nd

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: 3rd Overall

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: 6th Overall

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: 7th Overall

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: 8th Overall Vuelta a Aragón ;1993 : 1st

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: 2nd

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: 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Overall

: 8th Overall

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References

External links

Biography from Torrelaguna's website
* 1970 births 1994 deaths Spanish male cyclists Road incident deaths in Spain Cycling road incident deaths People from Sierra Norte, Madrid Cyclists from the Community of Madrid {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub