Pelayo Sánchez Mayo (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[2]

Pelayo Sánchez
Sánchez at 2024 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full namePelayo Sánchez Mayo
Born (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24)
Teyego, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018MMR Academy
2019–2020Gomur–Cantabria Infinita
Professional teams
2021–2023Burgos BH[1]
2024–Movistar Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2024)

He turned professional in 2021 with Burgos BH, where he was named to their squad for the 2021 Vuelta a España.[3] In 2024, he joined Movistar Team on a two-year contract, winning his first race with the team at the Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx in late January. In May, he won stage six of the Giro d'Italia from a three-rider breakaway.[4]

Major results

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2018
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2020
2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1st Stage 3
2022
7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st   Young rider classification
2023 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Asturias
2nd Trofeo Andratx–Mirador D'es Colomer
3rd Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
5th Tour du Doubs
  Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España
2024 (2)
1st Trofeo Pollença–Port d'Andratx
1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
10th Figueira Champions Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023 2024
  Giro d'Italia 40
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España 84 37 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2021 La Vuelta ciclista a España Starlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ Weislo, Laura (9 May 2024). "Giro d'Italia: Pelayo Sánchez shuts down Alaphilippe and Plapp for stage 6 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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