About Fernando Escartín
Fernando Escartín Coti (born 24 January 1968) is a Spanish former road racing cyclist. Between 1995 and 2000 he came in the top 10 of the Tour de France five times and in that same time period finished on the podium in 2nd place at the Vuelta a España, twice. == Biography == Escartín was born in Biescas, Aragon. === Tour de France === Escartín placed fifth in the 1997 Tour de France, riding as the leader of the Kelme team. He had been lying fourth prior to a long time trial on the penultimate day in Disneyland, finishing the stage five minutes behind stage winner and compatriot Abraham Olano, who overtook him in the overall standings as the top-finishing Spaniard. Escartín won a stage and finished third overall in the 1999 Tour de France. Of the cyclists who finished on the podium in the era in which Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times (1999–2005), Escartín is the sole rider not to be implicated in a doping scandal. In response to the Armstrong doping scandal, Escartín stated, "Lance Armstrong remains the 1999 Tour winner, second Zulle and third, me... It's 13 years now since this all happened. It seems completely illogical and unreal.
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