Santiago Pérez (cyclist)

Santiago Pérez
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Pérez Fernández
NicknameSanti Pérez
Born (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977
Vega de Peridiello, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur team
1999–2001Saunier Duval
Professional teams
2001Barbot–Torrie
2002Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003–2004Phonak
2007Relax–GAM
2008Centro Ciclismo de Loulé
2009Madeinox–Boavista
2010C.C. Loulé–Louletano–Aquashow
2011Barbot–Efapel
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2004)

Santiago Pérez Fernández (born 5 August 1977) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Barbot–Efapel.

In March 2005, it was announced that he would be suspended for 2 years after having failed a test for homologous blood transfusion during the 2004 Vuelta a España. He returned to cycling in 2007 with Relax–GAM.