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Luis Ocaņa (June 9 1945 - May 19 1994) was a Spanish cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1973. After being beaten to second place by Eddy Merckx in the previous years, he won the 1973 tour - Eddy Merckx did skip the tour in that year. In 1971, Ocaņa (and his team) had almost beaten Merckx but at one point in the mountains during a heavy rainstorm Ocaņa had fallen and badly injured himself.
Ocaņa committed suicide in 1994. It is said he was depressed over financial matters, and was also suffering from the effect of a Hepatitis C infection.