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Ignacio Pereyra
Ignacio Pereyra made his debut on the North American pro peloton in 2010 with the Jamis/Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team. He opened the season with a fourth place GC finish at the Tour de San Luis and went on to finish second overall at the Roadrunner classic.
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| Name | Andres Ignacio Pereyra |
| Hometown | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| Riding Disciplines | Road cycling, mountain biking |
| Favorite Race | Tour de San Luis |
| Favorite Riding Spot/Route | Something with hills, to practice climbing |
| Cycling Heroes | Lance Armstrong, Eddy Merckx |
| Started Riding at age | 9 years old |
| Favorite Music | Oldies from the 70’s and 80’s and national rock of Argentina |
| Favorite Movie | Scent of a Woman |
| Fiction or Nonfiction |
Both |
| Favorite Food | Pizza and Argentinean barbecues |
| Favorite Wine Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Favorite GU | Raspberry Chomps |
| Other Hobbies | Travel, basketball |
| Any nicknames? How did you earn that name? | Iggy. My nickname was given to my by Soigneur Stephanie. |
| Where do you live? | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be? | Meet: Lance Armstrong. See again: my mother. |
| Do you own a car/motorcycle? | A VW Bora that my friends call “the shark” |
| Have you ever named one of your bikes? | Of course I have. |
| If you were an animal, what would you be? | An octopus so I’d have many hands to take everything to everywhere! My sister gave me that idea. |
| I’d like to say thanks to | My family, my girlfriend and friends that make possible that I would be here; the Jamis/Sutter Home team for taking interest in me, also my teammates that make me feel very welcome since the day I’ve arrived. |
