Miguel Indurain Larraya (Spanish pronunciation: [mi??el indu??ain la?ra?a]; born 16 July 1964) is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist.Indurain won five consecutive Tours de France from 1991 to 1995, the fourth, and last, to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro-Tour double in the same season. He wore the race leader's yellow jersey in the Tour de France for 60 days. Since the revoking of Lance Armstrong's seven wins, he now holds the record for the most consecutive tour de france wins. Indurain's ability and physical size—1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) and 80 kg (176 lbs)—earned him the nickname "Miguelón" or "Big Mig". He was the youngest rider ever to win the Spanish amateur national road championship, when he was 18, at 20 the youngest rider to lead the Vuelta a España, and at 20 he won a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir.
Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year
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There is something more important than winning. Dignity must come before everything, including victory in a race as important as the Tour. You can't treat people without respect.
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If I had been born with an aggressive character, then maybe my palmares would have been longer. My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders. I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do. The sense for responsibility I have got from my mother.
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Merckx remains the greatest cyclist of all. He dared to strain his body to the extremes. When I was racing I thought: 'They are legends, I'm just Indurain.' I will never think I'm like Merckx or Hinault.
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Cycling is harder than most sports. I can tell you, it really takes it out of you.
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I am a happy man, because I can determine my own rhythm of life. No money in the world could persuade me to tie myself to something. I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now. To be free and to live a free life, that is the most beautiful thing there is.
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Writes a column for a Spanish sports daily. [July 2003]
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Won the Tour de France from 1991 to 1995, becoming the first cyclist in history to have won the tour for five consecutive years. In 2003, Lance Armstrong equalled this feat.
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Offers his co-operation and support to promote amateur and professional cycling.
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Member of the Spanish Olympic Committee.
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In January 1997 he announced his retirement from professional cycling.
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In 1994 he set a World Hour Record of 53.040 Km (circa 33 miles). During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Indurain won the gold medal in the individual time trial.
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In 1992 he won the "Prince of Asturias" Award for Sports, Spain's leading international honour.
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In 1992 and 1993, he also won the Giro d'Italia.
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Continues to ride his bike regularly, and has attended the Tour de France as a guest every year since his retirement.
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(Colombia, 1995) Won the World Time Trial Championship. Second place in the World Road Race Championship.
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A Spanish cyclist, he became the first man to win the Tour de France five times in a row, from 1991-1995. He rode for the Banesto team.
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Sir Bradley Wiggins: The Hour Live
2015
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Imparables
2014
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El disco del año 09
2009
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Caiga quien caiga
1996-2007
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Las 50 imágenes de nuestra vida
2006
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La noche con Fuentes y Cía
2005
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Escuela del deporte
2000
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XVIII Gala del Deporte
1998
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Juegos Olímpicos 2004. Candidaturas
1997
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Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad
1996
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Gala del deporte
1996
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Telemaratón
1995
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Un paseo por el tiempo
1995
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Lo + plus
1995
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Sin ir más lejos
1995
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Cita con la vida
1995
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De tú a tú
1992
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Un dia és un dia
1990
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Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story
2014
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A polos 25
2010
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La televisión cumple contigo
2006
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La imagen de tu vida
2006
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50 y más
2005
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Le tour a 100 ans
2003
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La caja 507
2002
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Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) as Himself
Las 50 imágenes de nuestra vida (2006) as Himself (video)
Imparables (2014) as Himself
Sir Bradley Wiggins: The Hour Live (2015) as Himself
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