Melcior Mauri Explained

Melcior Mauri
Full Name:	Melcior Mauri Prat
Birth Date:	8 April 1966
Birth Place:	Vic, Spain
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	1987–1989
Proteam1:	Reynolds
Proyears2:	1990–1992
Proteam2:	ONCE
Proyears3:	1993
Proteam3:	Amaya Seguros
Proyears4:	1994
Proteam4:	Banesto
Proyears5:	1995–1998
Proteam5:	ONCE
Proyears6:	1999–2000
Proteam6:	Benfica
Proyears7:	2001–2002
Proteam7:	Milaneza–MSS
Majorwins:	Grand Tours Vuelta a España General classification (1991) 4 individual stages (1991, 1993, 1997)One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (1995)

Melcior Mauri Prat (born 8 April 1966 in Vic) is a Spanish retired cyclist who won the 1991 Vuelta a España, as well as numerous smaller stage races, mainly due to his abilities as a time triallist. He won the silver medal at the time trial World Championship (1998), and was also Spanish national champion in this discipline (1995).

In November 2007 he won the second edition of the Titan Desert mountain bike 5 stage race over 293 km in Morocco.

Career achievements

Major results

1988

3rd Circuito de Getxo

1990

4th Overall Vuelta a Aragón

7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

1991

1st Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stages 1 (TTT), 8 (ITT) & 19 (ITT)

1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

1st Stage 6

Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Stages 3 & 6

9th Grand Prix des Nations

1992

1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

1st Stage 5b (ITT)

1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja

2nd Overall Tour du Limousin

3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

9th Grand Prix des Nations

1993

3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón

1st Stage 6

7th Trofeo Masferrer

8th Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stage 13 (ITT)

1994

1st Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia

1st Klasika Primavera

2nd Overall Vuelta a Aragón

3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

1995

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

5th Road race

2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Stage 6 (ITT)

4th Overall Vuelta a España

6th Overall Tour de France

1996

1st Overall Vuelta a Aragón

1st Stage 4b (ITT)

1st Overall Vuelta a Murcia

1st Stage 5b (ITT)

1st Stage 5b (ITT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

5th Trofeo Luis Puig

6th Road race, Olympic Games

7th Klasika Primavera

10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

1997

1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

1st Stage 9 (ITT) Vuelta a España

UCI Road World Championships

5th Road race

6th Time trial

7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

8th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc

9th Overall Tour du Limousin

1998

1st Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Stage 5 (ITT)

2nd Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc

4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

5th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

8th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre

1st Stage 3 (ITT)

1999

1st Overall Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc

1st Stage 1b (ITT)

2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo

3rd Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stage 13 (ITT)

5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

6th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

7th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2001

3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve

5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
/ Vuelta a España	—	130	71	1	DNF	8	18	4	32	22	35	26	—	120	DNF
Giro d'Italia	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	92	78	64	—	DNF	95	6	38	—	DNF	—	—	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

Complete Palmarès
- Official Tour de France results for Melcior Mauri