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Indurain, Miguel Larraya (1964– )| Spanish cyclist. The first rider to win the Tour de France in five consecutive years (1991–95), Indurain's dominance of the Tour was founded on his mastery of the time-trial stages and his endurance in the mountains. He announced his retirement in 1997. |
World One-Hour Record 53.04 km/32.96 mi 1994 |
World Individual Time-Trial champion 1995 |
Olympic Individual Time-Trial champion 1996 |
| Born in Villava, near Pamplona, Spain, Indurain turned professional in 1985. He made slow progress until winning the Tour of Cataluña in 1988. The following year he won the Paris–Nice classic and gained his first stage win in the Tour de France. In 1992 he became only the sixth rider to win the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year, a feat he repeated in 1993. In 1994 he set a new one hour world record of 53.04 km/32.96 mi. He failed in 1996 to become the first rider to win six Tours de France, but won the Individual Time-Trial gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics. |
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