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1994 Vuelta A Colombia
The 44th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 15 to March 27, 1994. There were a total number of 95 competitors. Stages 1994-03-15: Ocaña — Ocaña (7.9 km) 1994-03-16: Aguachica — Bucaramanga (173.1 km) 1994-03-17: Floridablanca — Socorro (116.5 km) 1994-03-18: Socorro — Tunja (164.4 km) 1994-03-19: Tunja — La Vega (192.3 km) 1994-03-20: Honda — Manizales (141.8 km) 1994-03-21: Manizales — Alto de Santa Helena (213.8 km) 1994-03-22: Caldas — Pereira (191.9 km) 1994-03-23: Pereira — Armenia (47.5 km) 1994-03-24: Armenia — Ibagué (140 km) 1994-03-25: Ibagué — Neiva (210 km) 1994-03-26: Neiva Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ... — Girardot (175.4 km) 1994-03-27: G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chepe González
José Jaime González Pico (born July 28, 1968, in Sogamoso, Boyacá Department, Boyacá), also known as Chepe González, is a Colombian people, Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1994 and 1995. Major results ;1990 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia ;1991 : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stages 3 & 7 ;1992 : 6th Subida a Urkiola : 8th Overall 1992 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 5 : 8th Overall Tour du Limousin ;1993 : 5th Overall 1993 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia ;1994 : 1st Overall 1994 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Combination classification ::1st Stages 5, 6 & 8 (Individual time trial, ITT) ;1995 : 1st Overall 1995 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 2 & 11 : 1st Stage 5 1995 Clásico RCN, Clásico RCN ;1996 : 1st Stage 11 1996 Tour de France, Tour de France : 5th Overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Ochoa
Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas (born 26 August 1964) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed ''El Rápido'' during his career. Major results ;1991 : 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN ;1992 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Táchira ;1993 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1994 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stages 5 & 12 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico ;1996 : 1st Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 1 ;1997 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca : 1st Stages 3a & 10 Vuelta a Guatemala : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Prologue ( TTT) : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1999 : 3rd Overall Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico : 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 13 ;2000 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2001 : 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 : 2nd Overall Clasica del Meta ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá ::1st Stage 5 : 3rd Time trial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya (born August 13, 1972 in Calarcá, Quindío) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. Major results ;1990 :1st in National Championships, Road, Juniors, Colombia (COL) ;1993 :1st in National Championships, Road, Amateurs, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23 (COL) ;1994 :1st in Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia, Ibagué (COL) ;1995 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;1996 :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :9th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in Prologue Vuelta al Tolima (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 8 Clásico RCN, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;1998 :1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Duitama (COL) ;1999 :3rd in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Tolima (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Roldanillo (COL) :1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Armenia (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Clásico RCN, El Cable (COL) :1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country, on the central mountain range of the Colombian Andes, near Nevado del Tolima. It is one of the most populous cities in the country, with about 529,635 (according to the 2018 census) inhabitants, making it the seventh (7th) most populous in Colombia. It was founded on October 14, 1550, by the Spanish captain Andrés López de Galarza. The city of Ibagué is divided into 13 communes and the rural area has 17 corregimientos. As the capital of the department of Tolima the city hosts the Government of Tolima, the Departmental Assembly, and the Attorney General's Office. It is the main epicenter of political, economic, administrative, business, art, culture, and tourism activities in the area. Ibagué maintains one of the major urban economies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efraím Rico
Efraím Rico Lizarazo (born December 3, 1967, in Villapinzón, Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca) is a retired male road bicycle racing, road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998. He was nicknamed "El Cuerito" during his career. Career ;1988 :1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (CRC) ;1994 :3rd in Stage 8 1994 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia, Armenia (COL) :1st in Stage 12 1994 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia, Alto de Patios (COL) :5th in General Classification 1994 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1995 :1st in Stage 1 1995 Clásico RCN, Clásico RCN, Pereira (COL) :3rd in Stage 5 1995 Clásico RCN, Clásico RCN, Mosquera (COL) :3rd in Stage 7 1995 Clásico RCN, Clásico RCN, Duitama (COL) :9th in General Classification 1995 Clásico RCN, Clásico RCN (COL) :2nd in Stage 9 1995 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia, Buga (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;1996 :7th in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia, Colombia
Armenia () is the capital of Quindio Department. Armenia is a medium-sized city and part of the " coffee axis" along with Pereira and Manizales. It is one of the main centers of the national economy and of the Colombian coffee growing axis. As a result, the historic center of Armenia was named as part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. History The city was founded on October 14, 1889, by Jesús María Ocampo, also known as "Tigrero" (translates to "tiger killer") due to his love of hunting jaguars, known locally as tigers. Ocampo came from Anaime, Tolima, looking for shelter in the mountains of Quindío because he was running away from General Gallo. He paid one hundred pesos in gold coins to Antonio Herrera for the land on which to build a fonda, or trade center, not only for himself but also for other colonists who came from Salento, Antioquia, Manizales, and areas surrounding the Quindío River and La Vieja River. Ocampo then proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alberto González
Luis Alberto González Gallego (born July 27, 1965 in Palestina, Caldas) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996. Career ;1987 :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) ;1988 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1989 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) ;1992 :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1993 :4th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) ;1994 :1st in Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Pereira (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;1995 :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Buenaventura (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1996 :7th in General Classification Clásic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereira, Colombia
Pereira () is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It is located in the foothills of the Andes in a coffee-producing area of Colombia officially known as the " Coffee Axis". Pereira, alongside the rest of the Coffee Axis, form part of UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia"."Colombia green guide Michelin 2012-2013." Michelin. 2012. Accessed at Google Books 29 December 2013. It is the most populated city in the Coffee Axis. Pereira is also part of the Central West Metropolitan Area, which has 709,322 residents and is composed of Pereira and the neighboring cities of Dosquebradas and |
Caldas, Antioquia
Caldas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Caldas is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas. Climate Caldas has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with abundant rainfall year-round. Notables Caldeños *Luis Fernando Montoya Luis Fernando Montoya Soto (born 2 May 1957) is a former Colombian football manager, best known for leading Once Caldas to winning 2004 Copa Libertadores. He was shot during a robbery in December 2004. Since then he has been struggling with a te ... professional soccer coach * Ciro Mendía poet and playwright References Municipalities of Antioquia Department The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Helena Del Opón
Santa Helena del Opón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the .... Municipalities of Santander Department {{Santander-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celio Roncancio
Celio Roberto Roncancio González (March 12, 1966 – June 8, 2014 in Manizales, Caldas) was a male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1997. Career ;1994 :3rd in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :4th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1995 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :6th in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1996 :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :5th in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1997 :3rd in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Puerto Salgar (COL) :10th in General Classification Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored b ... (COL) References * 1966 births 2014 deaths Colombian male cyclists Sportspeople f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher educational institutions. History Manizales was founded on October 12, 1849. The city was founded by a group of twenty Antioquia Department, Antioquians (''The Expedition of the 20''), who came from Neira, Caldas, Neira and Salamina, Caldas, Salamina. Geography Manizales is the capital city of one of the smallest Colombian departments. The city is described as having an "abrupt topography", and lies on the Colombian Central Mountain Range (part of the longest continental mountain range, the Andes), with a great deal of ridgelines and steep slopes, which, combined with the seismic instability of the area, has required architectural adaptations and public works to make the city safer. Even though Manizales has this very di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
