Francisco Javier Mauleón (born 16 September 1965) is a Spanish former professional
racing cyclist
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.
He rode in six editions of the
Tour de France
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, two editions of the
Giro d'Italia
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and seven editions of the
Vuelta a España
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.
Major results
;1987
:1st Overall
Circuito Montañés
Circuito Montañés is a road cycling stage race held annually in Cantabria
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:1st Overall
Cinturó de l'Empordà
;1988
:1st Overall
Vuelta a Aragón
Vuelta a Aragón is a professional bicycle road race held in Spain in May of each year. The event was first run in 1939, and was not held between 2006 and 2017. The future of the race is uncertain; there had been plans to organise it again, but an ...
;1989
:1st Stage 3
Vuelta a Burgos
;1990
:2nd
National Road Race Championships
:3rd Overall
Euskal Bizikleta
Euskal Bizikleta (Spanish: ''Bicicleta Vasca'', English: ''Basque Bicycle'') was an annual road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country in June. From 2005 to 2008, the race was organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, it ...
;1992
:2nd
Subida al Naranco
:9th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; ) is an annual stage race, multi-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Ital ...
::1st Stage 15
;1996
:1st
Subida al Naranco
;1997
:2nd Overall
Volta ao Alentejo
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Spanish male cyclists
Cyclists from Vitoria-Gasteiz
20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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