Angel Arroyo Lanchas is a Spanish

Spain

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 former professional road bicycle racer. In the 1983 Tour de France

1983 Tour de France

The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 22 July 1982 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3862 km., won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey, and Lucien Van Impe of Belgium won the polka dot jersey...

, Arroyo won one stage and finished 2nd place in the general classification.

In stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España

1982 Vuelta a España

The 37th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 20 to May 9, 1982. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3456 km, and was won by Marino Lejarreta of the Teka cycling team.The Reynolds team controlled the race after team...

, while leading the race, Arroyo was tested positive for Methylphenidate

Methylphenidate

Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant drug approved for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and narcolepsy. It may also be prescribed for off-label use in treatment-resistant cases of lethargy, depression, neural insult and obesity...

, and got a 10 minutes time penalty. This effectively stripped him from the victory and put him back in 13th place.

Palmarès

1979

Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

1980

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama is a professional cycle road race held in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain in late August each year. The event was first run in 1978 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour-Winners:...

Vuelta a Castilla

1981

Vuelta a España

1981 Vuelta a España

The 36th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 21 to May 10, 1981...

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Winner stage 18

6th place overall classification

Vuelta a Asturias

Vuelta a Asturias

Vuelta a Asturias is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early May each year. The event was first run in 1925 but has not been held consistently until 1968 to present. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...

1982

Vuelta a España

1982 Vuelta a España

The 37th Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 20 to May 9, 1982. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3456 km, and was won by Marino Lejarreta of the Teka cycling team.The Reynolds team controlled the race after team...

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Winner stage 15B

Subida a Arrate

Sierra Madrid

Memoria Santi Andia

1983

Tour de France

1983 Tour de France

The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, run from 1 to 22 July 1982 in 22 stages and a prologue, over a total distance of 3862 km., won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the green jersey, and Lucien Van Impe of Belgium won the polka dot jersey...

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Winner stage 15

2nd place overall classification

1984

Tour de France

1984 Tour de France

The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st Tour de France, run over 4020.9 km in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July 1984.French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour...

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Winner stage 19

6th place overall classification

1986

GP San Froilan Lugo

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Ángel Arroyo