Manuel Sanroma (9 May 1977 – 19 June 1999) was a Spanish racing cyclist.
In late 1998 he became a stagiaire in the Estepona team, winning three stages in the Vuelta a Venezuela. In 1999 he joined the team. 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 Vuelta a Asturias. In the Volta a Catalunya he started as a favorite for the second stage, but one kilometre before the finish in Vilanova i la Geltrú 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 by Saúl Morales in the Vuelta a Venezuela. A year later, Morales died as well during an in-race accident.
Major wins Source:
1998 Vuelta a Venezuela 1st Stages 1 and 7 Volta ao Alentejo 1st Stage 2 4th Circuito de Getxo
1999 Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stages 2 and 4 Volta ao Alentejo 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 and 6 1st Stage 1 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 4th Trofeo Manacor
See also
List of racing cyclists and pacemakers with a cycling-related death
References