Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez (born February 7, 1977) is a

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. 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 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.

Palmares

;1999 : 1st in Stage 1 Vuelta al Tachira, Barquisimeto (VEN) : 4th in General Classification

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(CHI) : in Pan American Games, Road, Winnipeg (CAN) ;2000 : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner stages 5 and 11A ::Winner General Classification : 1st in Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Montevideo (URU) ;2001 : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner Prologue, stages 1, 11A and 12 ::Winner General Classification : National Road Race Championship ;2002: 1st in Clasico ciudad de Caracas, Elite/U23 (VEN) : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner stage 2 ::3rd place General Classification : 1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Venezuela, Quibor (VEN) ;2003 : in Pan American Games, Road, Santo Domingo (DOM) ;2004 : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner stages 1, 2 and 7 ::Winner General Classification ;2005 : 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Venezuela, San Diego de Alcalá (VEN) ;2006 : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner stages 1, 6 and 9 ::Winner General Classification : 2nd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Cuba (CUB) : 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriqui, David (PAN) : 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Playas del Coco (CRC) : 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Pérez Zeledón (CRC) ;2007 : Vuelta a Cuba: ::Winner stages 4 and 5 ::2nd place General Classification : 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Playas del Coco (CRC) : 1st in Stage 4 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Upala (CRC) : 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Santa Ana (CRC) ;2008 : 1st 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 Yoanka González Pérez (born 9 January 1976 in Villa Clara) is a Cuban racing cyclist, competing in both road cycling and track cycling. She was the 2004 scratch cycling world champion. She is also married to cyclist Pedro Pablo Pérez. Maj ...

, herself a World Champion in cycling.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Pedro Pablo 1977 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Cuba Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Vuelta a Venezuela stage winners Place of birth missing (living people) Cuban male cyclists Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games