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- Miguel Induráin [een-doo-
- RINE] is sometimes called
- ΓÇ£The Extraterrestrial." He
- is such a good cyclist that
- opponents swear he must
- come from another planet.
-
- Miguel actually comes from Spain, but he is
- best known for his performance in the famed
- Tour de France bicycle race that takes place
- every year. In the Tour de France, cyclists
- travel more than 2,400 miles in 23 days,
- much of it over steep mountains. Miguel has
- won the Tour de France five straight years
- (1991-95). Only two other cyclists have ever
- won it as many as four times in a row.
-
- At 6' 2" tall and 176 pounds, Miguel is
- one of the biggest competitors on the
-