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The result was delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:16, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rafael Serrano (cyclist)[edit]

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Subject—a cyclist—doesn't seem to meet any of the criteria at WP:NCYCLING. For general notability, the only published sources I can find fall under WP:ROUTINE. — Rebbing talk 16:11, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He rode for a Pro Continental team, which meets the notability guidelines of world level cyclists, as Pro Continental teams can participate in World Tour events.--Seacactus 13 (talk) 23:05, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How do you reconcile that with the guideline for male cyclists? It seems to me that if riding for a professional continental team was, by itself, sufficient to satisfy notability (as you say it is), the criteria would include that—but they don't. (Of course, there are exceptions to the guidelines, but I don't think this is an exceptional case.) — Rebbing talk 23:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I see he participated in a category 1.1 race, which, had he won, would have satisfied notability—but he didn't. — Rebbing talk 23:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Competed in various 2.HC races (such as the Vuelta a Burgos and the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen before it was promoted), which is the second tier of professional cycling, but never at the top tier. No wins at professional level. Relentlessly (talk) 10:35, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete By the looks of it, his best result is a stage win of Tour d'Azerbaïdjan which wasn't a 2.1 event when he rode it in 2010. As a result, fails WP:NCYCLING and WP:GNG. Joseph2302 (talk) 00:03, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This does not fit the notability criteria, which is enough for me. Sorry Seacactus! Megaraptor12345 (talk) 19:37, 14 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:53, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cycling-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:53, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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