# Raúl Alcalá

Raúl Alcalá Gallegos (born 3 March 1964) is a Mexican former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, Alcalá competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing in eleventh place and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, Alcalá became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France and to date has been the most successful Mexican cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. In both 1989 and 1990, he won a stage in the Tour de France and finished in 8th place. A capable General Classification rider Alcalá finished in the top 10 during five different Grand Tours. In 2008, Alcalá returned to professional racing by competing in the Vuelta Chihuahua. In 2010, he won the national time trial championship at the age of 46. In early 2011, he stated his intention to race at the 2011 Pan American Games, but eventually did not compete.

## Career achievements
### Major results
#### 1984

    9th Overall Coors Classic

#### 1985

    3rd Overall Redlands Classic

#### 1986

    2nd Overall Redlands Classic
       1st Prologue
    9th Overall Coors Classic
       1st Stage 6

#### 1987

    1st Overall Coors Classic
       1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 13
    2nd Züri-Metzgete
    5th Overall Giro del Trentino
       1st Stage 1
    9th Overall Tour de France
       1st Young rider classification

#### 1988

    8th Clásica de San Sebastián

#### 1989

    1st Overall Ruta Mexico
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 10, 11, 14 & 15
    4th Giro di Lombardia
    5th Züri-Metzgete
    5th Grand Prix de la Libération
    7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    8th Overall Tour de France
       1st Stage 3
    9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
       1st Stage 2b (TTT)
    9th UCI Road World Cup

#### 1990

    1st Overall Ruta Mexico
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 7 & 14
    1st Overall Tour de Trump
       1st Prologue & Stage 8 (ITT)
    1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias
       1st Prologue
    3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    5th Overall Tour of Ireland
    8th Overall Tour de France
       1st Stage 7 (ITT)
    8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    8th La Flèche Wallonne

#### 1991

    1st Stage 5 Tour of the Basque Country
    3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
    6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    7th Overall Vuelta a España
    8th Overall Tour of Ireland

#### 1992

    1st Clásica de San Sebastián
    2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
       1st Mountains classification
    2nd Overall Tour of Ireland
    3rd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
       1st Stage 3
    4th UCI Road World Cup
    4th Giro di Lombardia
    6th Wincanton Classic
    8th Overall Vuelta a España

#### 1993

    1st Overall Tour DuPont
       1st Stage 11
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
       1st Stage 5
    8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
       1st Prologue & Stage 3 (ITT)
    8th Overall Ronde van Nederland

#### 1994

    1st Overall Ruta Mexico
       1st Stages 4 (TTT) & 9
    3rd Klasika Primavera
    7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
    9th Overall Tour DuPont
       1st Prologue

#### 1999

    7th Overall Ruta Mexico

#### 2010

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| Tour de France | 114 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | DNF | 21 | 27 | 70 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |