Pedro Delgado
Pedro Delgado, better known as Perico, is a Spanish cyclist, born on 1960-04-15 in Segovia. He was the winner of the Tour de France in 1988, and the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1989.
He became an impetus for change in cycling's doping regulations after testing positive for probenecid, a masking agent, during the 1988 Tour de France. Though other sports governing bodies, such as the IOC, recognized probenecid as a doping agent, the UCI, which oversaw cycling, did not, and thus Delgado was allowed to continue in the event without sanction.
He presently works as a sports commentator for Televisión Española during large cycling events.
His name was the inspiration for the name of the now-defunct Scottish rock group The Delgados.
