Pedro Pablo Pérez


Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the globe.

Cycling experience

Pérez is one of the greatest Cuban cyclists of all-time. He is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba – second only to his compatriot Eduardo Alonso with six. Pérez represented Cuba in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Games.
Career-ending Injury
Pérez missed the 2008 Games after suffering a near-fatal car crash in July. Details are unclear, but it is known Pérez was driving the car at the time when the crash occurred in
San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio. Pérez suffered severe cerebral lacerations and spent several days in a coma. A female passenger was reported dead at the scene. He is receiving treatment at the Abel Santamaria hospital in the province of Pinar del Rio. Pérez intended to retire from cycling after the 2008 Olympics.

Palmares

;1999
;2000
;2001
;2002: 1st in Clasico ciudad de Caracas, Elite/U23
;2003
;2004
;2005
;2006
;2007
;2008

Other

Pérez is the father of one child, and is currently married to Yoanka González, herself a World Champion in cycling.