Marcelo Gracés

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Marcelo Gracés Road cycling
To person
Date of birth 3rd February 1976
date of death March 31, 2013
nation Uruguay
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Club Ciclista Fénix

Marcelo Gracés (born February 3, 1976 in Flores , † March 31, 2013 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan road cyclist .

Gracés, who started cycling at the age of four, was a member of the Club Olímpico Juvenil in Trinidad during his career . In that city he spent most of his athletic career. He later moved to Porongos in Flores . In the 2011/12 season he formed a successful team in the Brou Flores team with his teammates Ignacio Maldonado , Gabriel Richard , Emanuel Yanes , Roderick Asconeguy , Jorge Soto , Luis "Tamango" Martínez and Matías Médici .

The married father of three daughters, who lives in Maldonado , was a member of the Club Ciclista Fénix in 2013 . He fell on the last stage of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay 2013 when he collided with an escort motorcycle during the time trial after a broken handlebar on the Rambla not far from Plaza Gomensoro . At this point, Gracés was 57th overall with the best intermediate time in the lead in the stage classification. On the first stage of that tour he had previously occupied the third place and on the fifth stage the second place. Gracés, who was transferred to the Asociación Española with severe head injuries as well as respiratory and cardiac arrest , died on admission to the hospital.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Me tocó vivir la más fea" (Spanish) on www.ovaciondigital.com.uy from March 31, 2013, accessed on April 1, 2013
  2. ↑ Gracés, el padre (Spanish) on diariolarepublica.net of April 1, 2013, accessed April 1, 2013
  3. ↑ Investigan muerte de Marcelo Gracés - Luto (Spanish) on www.futbol.com.uy from April 1, 2013, accessed on April 1, 2013
  4. ↑ Murió el ciclista Marcelo Gracés ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) in El Observador, March 31, 2013, accessed April 1, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elobservador.com.uy
personal data
SURNAME Gracés, Marcelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan road cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd February 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Flores
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2013
Place of death Montevideo