Pedro "Perico" Delgado has been one of the great exponents of Spanish cycling throughout history. The man from Segovia shares a table with Federico Martín Bahamontes (1959), Luis Ocaña (1973), Miguel Indurain (1991,1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995), Óscar Pereiro (2006), Carlos Sastre (2008) and Alberto Contador (2007 and 2009 ), as one of the seven Spaniards capable of winning the Tour de France. But his record does not end there.
With 49 victories to his credit, in which, in addition to the 1988 Tour, the 1985 and 1989 Vuelta stand out, "Perico" transcended beyond his sporting successes. His charismatic personality made him a unique guy in the peloton and now, forty years after his debut in the Grande Boucle, he publishes a book where he recounts the real "Perico" and what he had to face during his professional stage. .
'La soledad de Perico' will be a mandatory piece for any reading cyclist bookshelf. A 352-page story where our protagonist pairs up with the sports journalist Ainara Hernando to narrate a life dedicated to cycling.
Now available in bookstores, for 19.90 you can read up close what was one of the most unique trajectories not only in cycling, but in all of Spanish professional sport. 'Perico's loneliness', the most intimate look at a life on pedals.
