Wikipedia / Marcos Serrano
Wikipedia / Marcos Serrano
Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodríguez (born 8 September 1972) is a former professional cyclist from Galicia, Spain. Turning professional in 1994, he joined the team and then in 1999 the lottery-sponsored . He remained part of the same team when in 2004 sponsorship and name passed to Liberty Seguros-Würth and in 2006, as the Astana-Würth Team.
His most notable wins were the 2004 Milano–Torino and the 18th stage of the 2005 Tour de France. His best overall classification in the Tour de France was a ninth-place finish in 2001.
His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.
Major results
1989
1st Overall
1995
9th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
1996
7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
10th Overall Escalada a Montjuich
1997
3rd Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
4th Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
8th Overall Vuelta a España
1998 (1 pro win)
3rd Overall Tour of Galicia
10th Overall Vuelta a España
1999 (2)
1st Overall Tour of Galicia
1st Stage 5
2000
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
2001 (1)
1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
6th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
9th Overall Tour de France
2002
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de France
4th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
5th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
2003 (1)
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
2004 (1)
1st Milano–Torino
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
4th Subida a Urkiola
2005
1st Stage 18 Tour de France
7th Overall Escalada a Montjuich
2007
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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