Pedro Muñóz Machín Rodríguez (born 6 November 1958 in

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) is a former

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professional

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. He won a stage in the

1981 Vuelta a España The 36th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 21 April to 10 May 1981. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of , and was won by Giovanni Battaglin o ...

and finished on the podium in 2nd place overall. He received a penalty for testing positive for the stimulant

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(Ritalin) on stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España. He finished the race in 25th overall. In

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he finished in 8th place overall at the Vuelta and won a stage in the

1983 Giro d'Italia The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th running of the Giro. It started in Brescia, on 12 May, with an prologue and concluded in Udine, on 5 June, with a individual time trial. A total of 162 riders from eighteen teams entered the 22-stage race ...

finishing in 11th place overall. In

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he rode the

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for the first time and performed well. He finished 2nd to

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in the Young rider classification and 8th place overall. In 1985 he Did Not Start the 9th stage of the Vuelta and Did Not Finish the 15th stage of the Tour. In the

1986 Giro d'Italia The 1986 Giro d'Italia was the 69th running of the Giro d'Italia. The race started in Palermo, on 12 May, with a prologue and concluded in Merano, on 2 June, with a mass-start stage. A total of 171 riders from nineteen teams entered the 2 ...

he would have the 4th and final top 10 in a Grand Tour placing by finishing in 10th place. He also won the King of the Mountains jersey. He completed both the 1987 Tour and Giro finishing around the top 20 overall in both races. His final Grand Tour was the

1989 Vuelta a España The 44th Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 24 to May 15, 1989. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of , and was won by Pedro Delgado of the ...

where he came in 34th place.

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;1981 :

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: ::Winner stage 15A ::2nd place overall classification ;1982 :GP Navarra :Trofeo Masferrer :Vuelta a las Tres Provincias ;1983 :Vuelta a Castilla :Vuelta Ciclista Asturias : Giro d'Italia: ::Winner stage 11 :

: ::8th place overall classification ;1984 :Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia :

: ::8th place overall classification ;1985 :Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia ;1986 : Giro d'Italia: ::10th place overall classification :: Jersey green

Winner mountains classification

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