Saúl Morales
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Saúl Morales Corral was a Spanish
racing cyclist, who was born in Madrid
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Morales became a professional in 1999, at the Fuenlabrada team. That year his fellow team member Manuel Sanromá
died during the Volta a Catalunya. Three years earlier, José Antonio Espinosa another Fuenlabrada member, died after a traffic accident during a training. Morales suffered the same fate as his teammates. In 2000, during the Tour of Argentina, he was hit by a truck that accidentally came between the riders. Out of protest, several European teams withdrew from the race. Morales' death was not the first incident: bad roads, bad medical treatment, officials favouring Argentinian
riders. Since 2000 the Tour of Argentine is not held any more.
Morales' only victory was a stage in the 1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
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Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
racing cyclist, who was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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Morales became a professional in 1999, at the Fuenlabrada team. That year his fellow team member Manuel Sanromá
Manuel Sanroma
Manuel Sanromà was a Spanish racing cyclist.Late 1998 he became stagaire in the Estepona team. He won three stages in the Tour of Venezuela. The next year he rode for the Fuenlabrada team. The next year was his great breakthrough. In a stage in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana he beat Mario...
died during the Volta a Catalunya. Three years earlier, José Antonio Espinosa another Fuenlabrada member, died after a traffic accident during a training. Morales suffered the same fate as his teammates. In 2000, during the Tour of Argentina, he was hit by a truck that accidentally came between the riders. Out of protest, several European teams withdrew from the race. Morales' death was not the first incident: bad roads, bad medical treatment, officials favouring Argentinian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
riders. Since 2000 the Tour of Argentine is not held any more.
Morales' only victory was a stage in the 1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
The 36th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 31 to September 12, 1999. The stage race started in Punto Fijo, and ended in Carúpano.-1999-08-31: Punto Fijo Circuito :-1999-09-01: Falcón — Tucacas :...
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