Raúl Alcalá

Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, Alcalá competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eleventh place[1] and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France and to date has been the most successful Mexican cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. In both 1989 and 1990, he won a stage in the Tour de France and finished in 8th place. A capable General Classification rider Alcalá finished in the top 10 during five different Grand Tours. In 2008, Alcalá returned to professional racing by competing in the Vuelta Chihuahua. In 2010, he won the national time trial championship at the age of 46. In early 2011, he stated his intention to race at the 2011 Pan American Games,[2] but eventually did not compete.

Raúl Alcalá

Alcalá at the 1993 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Alcalá Gallegos
Nickname	The Dwarf
Born	(1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 Monterrey, Mexico
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1985	Denti - Valtron
1986-1988	7-Eleven
1989-1992	PDM - Concorde
1993	Wordperfect
1994	Motorola
1998	Team GT
2009	Team Arreola Hnos.
2010	Canel's Turbo
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France Young rider classification (1987) 2 individual stages (1989, 1990) One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2010) Clásica de San Sebastián (1992)