Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, May 1, 1994                   TAG: 9405030050
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: TDP8   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

RAUL ALCALA RIDER PROFILI

AGE: 29

HOMETOWN: Gavza Garcia, Mexico

TOUR DuPONT HIGHLIGHTS: 1993: Overall winner; Stage 11 winner. 1990: Overall winner; Prologue winner; Stage 8 winner.

FAST FACTS: Specializes in climbs and time trials. . . . Was the first Mexican rider to compete in the Tour de France and first to win a stage (1989). Earned the Best Young Rider award in 1988. . . . Other career highlights include victories in the Sturias (1990), Tour of Mexico (1990) and Coors Classic (1987).