Santiago Pérez Fernández (born 5 August 1977 in Vega de Peridiello, Asturias) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Barbot–Efapel.
In March 2005, it was announced that he would be suspended for 2 years after having failed a test for homologous blood transfusion during the 2004 Vuelta a España. He returned to cycling in 2007 with Relax–GAM.[1][2]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2001
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal
- 2002
- 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2003
- 2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 2008
- 6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2009
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 8th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 3rd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2011
- 1st GP Llodio
- 8th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 44 | 2 | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Perez to be banned for two years". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Spanish cyclist Perez banned for blood doping". Daily Times. Pakistan. 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
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