Manuel Sanroma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetManuel Sanroma
Spanish racing cyclist
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Place of Birth: Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
About Manuel Sanroma
- Manuel Sanromà (1977–1999) was a Spanish racing cyclist. In late 1998 he became a stagaire in the Estepona team, winning three stages in the Tour of Venezuela.
- In 1999 he rode for the Fuenlabrada team.
- The next year was his great breakthrough.
- In a stage in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, he beat Mario Cipollini in the sprint. He also won stages in the Volta ao Alentejo and the Tour of Asturias.
- In the Volta a Catalunya he started as a favorite for the first stage, but one kilometre before the finish in Vilanova i Geltru he fell head first on the curb stone.
- He died in an ambulance on his way to the hospital.The only victory of the Fuenlabrada team that year after Sanroma's death was a stage win of Saúl Morales in the Tour of Venezuela.
- A year later, Saúl Morales died as well during an in-race accident.
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