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    Miguel Indurain Larrayais a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. Indurain won five Tours de France from 1991 to 1995, the fourth, and last, to win five times, and the only five-time winner to achieve those victories consecutively.

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    About the Miguel Indurain

    Miguel Indurain Larrayais a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. Indurain won five Tours de France from 1991 to 1995, the fourth, and last, to win five times, and the only five-time winner to achieve those victories consecutively.

    He won the Giro d’Italia twice, becoming one of seven people 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. He holds the record for the most consecutive Tour de France wins and shares the record for most wins with Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx. In 1993, Indurain came close to cycling’s ‘Triple Crown’ when, after having already won the Giro and the Tour, he finished just 0:19 behind in the World Championship.

    Indurain’s ability and physical size–1.86 mand 76 kilograms (168 lb)–earned him the nickname “Miguelon” 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 Espana, and at 20 he won a stage of the Tour de l’Avenir.

    8 Quotes by Miguel Indurain

    1. 1.

      I didn’t feel I had to prove anything more.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    2. 2.

      My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    3. 3.

      Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    4. 4.

      I did try to win a sixth, but it was not to be.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    5. 5.

      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.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    6. 6.

      To be free and to live a free life – that is the most beautiful thing there is.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    7. 7.

      I have earned enough to take it a bit easier now.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist

    8. 8.

      If I had been born with an aggressive character, then maybe my palmares would have been longer.

      Miguel Indurain

      Spanish cyclist