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1996 Clásico RCN
The 36th edition of the Clásico RCN was held from Saturday March 16 to Monday March 25, 1996, in Colombia. Stages 1996-03-16: Urena — Cúcuta (8 km) 1996-03-17: Cúcuta — Bucaramanga (210 km) 1996-03-18: Bucaramanga — Barbosa (210 km) 1996-03-19: Barbosa — Leona en Tocancipa (170 km) 1996-03-20: Cajica — Zipaquirá (172 km) 1996-03-21: Mosquera — Ibagué (185 km) 1996-03-22: Ibagué — Buga (207.9 km) 1996-03-23: Buga — Pereira (208 km) 1996-03-24: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Alto de Las Palmas (206 km) 1996-03-25: Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ... — Santa Helena (16 km) Final classification See also * 1996 Vuelta a Colombia References cyclingnews {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Clasico Rcn Cl ... [...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] |
Barbosa, Antioquia
Barbosa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Situated 39 km from Medellín's downtown, it is one of the municipalities of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It is known as the Gateway to the Northeast, famous for its lakes and streams. A traditional Pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ... Festival is held there in December. The Train Festival takes place in August in the district of El Hatillo. References The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub ... [...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 |
Buga, Valle Del Cauca
Buga (), formally Guadalajara de Buga, is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called ''el Señor de los Milagros'' ("the Lord of the Miracles"). Buga is a city with a cattle industry. It is from Cali.Sider, Don.Miracle on the Mountain." ''People''. January 8, 1996. Volume 45, No. 1. Retrieved on January 4, 2012. History Guadalajara de Buga, which is the city's formal name, is one of the oldest cities in Colombia; founded in 1555 by Giraldo Gil de Estupiñán under the order of the Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar and known as ''Buga la Real ''("the Royal Buga" ) or'' La Ciudad Señora'' (“the Lady City”). It was the home of many wealthy families coming from Spain and settling in the New World. King Philip II of Spain gave Guadalajara de Buga its city status officially at the end of the 16th century and also granted its coat of arms fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Fernando García
Ramón Fernando García (born March 15, 1972 in El Carmen, Santander) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1996 :3rd in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Ibagué (COL) ;1999 :2nd in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ..., Zipaquirá (COL) References * 1972 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Sportspeople from Santander Department 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heberth Gutiérrez
Heberth Gutiérrez GarcíaReal name verified from checking contracts signed with the government. See: (born February 13, 1973, in Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca) is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1996 :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia, Bucaramanga (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 3 Clásico RCN, Anserma (COL) ;2003 :1st in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Colombia, Villavicencio (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta al Tolima, El Fresno (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta al Tolima (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Volta do Rio de Janeiro, Angra dos Reis (BRA) :1st in Stage 2 Volta do Rio de Janeiro, Nova Friburgo (BRA) :1st in General Classification Volta do Rio de Janeiro (BRA) :3rd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Colombia, Villavicencio (COL) :1st in Stage 2 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Funza (COL) :1st in General Classification GP Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :3rd in General Classification Clasica Integración de la Guadua-Gobernación de Risaralda (COL) :1st in Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Ernesto Bernal
Julio Ernesto Bernal González (born April 16, 1966 in Anolaima, Cundinamarca) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2002. Career ;1991 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN) ;1993 :3rd in Central American and Caribbean Games, Road, ITT, Ponce (PUR) ;1994 :1st in Prologue Vuelta a Colombia, Ocaña (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 5 Clásico RCN, Ibagué (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Cali Circuito Panamericano (COL) ;1998 : in Pan American Championships, Road, ITT, Elite ;2000 :1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU) ;2001 :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America To .. ... [...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] |
Mosquera
Mosquera is a Spanish surname (first name) originally from Galicia (Spain). The family crest states (Spanish) Gallego. It derives from the mansion of the family's founder, Ramiro de Mosquera. In the fifth century, it was already linked to ''Moscoso'', one of Galicia's oldest notable families. Mosquera spread around Galicia, Las Castillas, Extremadura and America. In Galicia, one of the oldest houses was in Coto de Villar de Payo Muniz, ''a dos leguas'' from Ourense. Another existed at villa de Vilariño de Conso. Etymology According to etymologists, the name ''Mosquera'' is an allusion to a place where the greatest quantity of "aces" grows, and derives itself from the word "moscon", which originally referred to a type of tree. Family Part of the family settled in Portugal where the name changed to "Mosqueira". The following names are in the lists of the Order of Carlos III: Gabriel Mosquera and Luis Mosquera y Julián Mosquera. Antonio Mosquera was born in Spain and was a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio César Aguirre
Julio César Aguirre Cabrera (born July 15, 1969 in Bogotá) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2003. Career ;1994 :1st in Clásica Santander (COL) :1st in Stage 9 Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 4 Clásico RCN (COL) :1st in Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Cajamarca (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Itagui (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 2 Clasico Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :1st in General Classification Clasico Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :1st in Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1999 :10th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;2000 :1st in General Classification Clásica Ciudad de Girardot (COL) :8th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Jardin (COL) :3rd in General Classification Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tocancipá to the east; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49 kilometers from the national capital Bogotá. It is part of the Greater Bogotá Metropolitan Area, and is the capital of the Sabana Centro province. It is also the headquarters of the diocese of the same name and that includes much of the Department of Cundinamarca, extending to the centre of Bogotá, the region of Rionegro, the Ubaté Valley, and the region of Guavio. The town is primarily known for its Salt Cathedral, an underground church built inside a salt mine in a tunnel made as result of the excavation of the ''salinas''. Zipaquirá has an original architecture, and the old city centre is a tourist attraction. Its main square is surrounded by old buildings in the Spanish Coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
