Ángel Arroyo

For the Puerto Rican weightlifter, see Angel Arroyo (weightlifter).

Ángel Arroyo

Personal information
Full name	Angel Arroyo Lanchas
Born	(1956-08-02) 2 August 1956 El Barraco, Spain
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
-	ZOR-Gemeaz-Cusin
-	Reynolds
Major wins
2nd place 1983 Tour de France

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arroyo and the second or maternal family name is Lanchas.

Angel Arroyo Lanchas (born 2 August 1956 in El Barraco) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. In the 1983 Tour de France, Arroyo won one stage and finished 2nd place in the general classification.

In stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España, while leading the race, Arroyo was tested positive for Methylphenidate, and got a 10 minutes time penalty. This effectively stripped him of victory and put him back in 13th place.

Major results

1977

Tour of Ireland

1979

Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

1980

Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama

Vuelta a Castilla

1981

Vuelta a España:

Winner stage 18

6th place overall classification

Vuelta a Asturias

1982

Vuelta a España:

Winner stage 15B

Subida a Arrate

Sierra Madrid

Memoria Santi Andia

1983

Tour de France:

Winner stage 15

2nd place overall classification

1984

Tour de France:

Winner stage 19

6th place overall classification

1986

GP San Froilan Lugo

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

External links

• Ángel Arroyo Lanchas at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Angel Arroyo – official Tour de France results (archive)