The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Mexico
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mexican Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Mexican Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Raúl Alcalá (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 40.60, Raúl Alcalá is the most famous Mexican Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a Mexican 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, finishing in eleventh place 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, but eventually did not compete.
2. Belem Guerrero (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 25.80, Belem Guerrero is the 2nd most famous Mexican Cyclist. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Belem Guerrero Méndez (born March 8, 1974, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former road and track cyclist who represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where she won a silver medal in the Women's Points Race. She won the points race gold and the bronze medals in 3000m Individual Pursuit and road race during the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, but failed the doping control with Pseudoephedrine and her medals were stripped.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Mexican cyclists born between 1964 and 1974. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mexican cyclists include Raúl Alcalá, and Belem Guerrero. As of April 2024, 1 new Mexican cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Belem Guerrero.
