1997 Vuelta A Colombia
The 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders. Stages 1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga (7.6 km) 1997-04-22: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km) 1997-04-23: Oiba — Duitama (192.7 km) 1997-04-24: Tunja — Zipaquirá (138.3 km) 1997-04-25: Funza — Ibagué (196.2 km) 1997-04-26: Ibagué — Sevilla (185.9 km) 1997-04-27: Cali Circuito Panamericano (105 km) 1997-04-28: Palmira — Pereira (200.4 km) 1997-04-29: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Manizales (35.7 km) 1997-04-30: Manizales — Itagüí (184 km) 1997-05-01: Medellín — Alto Santa Helena (91.2 km) 1997-05-02: Rionegro — Puerto Salgar (197 km) 1997-05-03: La Dorada — Fontibón (179.5 km) 1997-05-04: Circuito Bogotá (100 km) Jersey progression Final classification Teams ;Todos por Boyacá — Lotería de Boyacá ;Telecom Discado Directo Int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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José Castelblanco
José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero (born December 15, 1969 in Úmbita, Boyacá) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career. Major results ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Guatemala (GUA) ;1994 :1st in General Classification Circuito Montañés (ESP) ;1997 :1st in Prologue Vuelta a Colombia, Bucaramanga (COL) :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) :1st in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) ;1998 :1st in Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Bucaramanga (COL) :1st in Stage 14 Vuelta a Colombia, Tunja (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 2 Clásico RCN, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 7 Clasico RCN, Tunja (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clasico RCN (COL) ;2002 :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Bogota (COL) :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tunja
Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province. Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities. In the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, there was an indigenous settlement, called Hunza, seat of the ''hoa'' Eucaneme, conquered by the Spanish conquistadors on August 20, 1537. The Spanish city was founded by captain Gonzalo Suárez Rendón on August 6, 1539, exactly one year after the capital Santafé de Bogotá. The city hosts the most remaining Muisca architecture: Hunzahúa Well, Goranchacha Temple and Cojines del Zaque. Tunja is a tourist destination, especially for religious colonial architecture, with the Casa Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón as oldest remnant. In addition to its religious and historical sites it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palmira, Valle Del Cauca
Palmira is a city and municipality in southwestern Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department, located about east from Cali, the department's capital and main city in the South of Colombia. Palmira is the third largest city in the Valle del Cauca, behind Cali and Buenaventura. Geography Palmira is located in southwestern Colombia, lying in the Cauca River valley. 3°31’48” north altitude and 76°81’13” longitude west of Greenwich. The city covers an area of . The city lies at an elevation of above sea level. Climate Palmira has a relatively dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw'') with two dry seasons: from June to August and December to February. Annual rainfall averages only about at the airport, but up to in higher parts of the municipality. Industry Important agricultural products are sugar cane, coffee, rice, corn, and tobacco. Palmira is known as the agricultural capital of Colombia, its main source of income is agriculture and specially the sugarcan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Humberto Hernández (cyclist)
Humberto de Jesús Hernández Caro (born June 1, 1971) is a Colombian retired road cyclist from Risaralda, Caldas Risaralda is a town and municipality in the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Caldas Department, Caldas. Municipalities of Caldas Department {{Caldas-geo-stub .... He was nicknamed ''El Erizo'' ("the hedgehog") during his career. References External links pedalear* 1971 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Sportspeople from Caldas Department 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous after Bogotá and Medellín. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali also hosted the 1992 World Wrestling Championships, the 2013 edition of the World Games, the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2014, the World Youth Championships in Athletics in 2015 as well as the inaugural Junior Pan American Games in 2021 and the 2022 World Athletic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sevilla, Colombia
Sevilla is a town and municipality in the Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. Widely recognized and famous as one of the best Colombian coffee producers. It is also known as the "Coffee Capital of Colombia" In 2003, the municipality had a population of approximately 60,000. History Founded as San Luis in 1903 by Heraclio Uribe Uribe, it was renamed for the city of Sevilla, Spain, when it became a municipality in 1914. Geography and climate Sevilla is located in the northeastern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department, about 90 miles northeast of Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ..., the department capital. Sevilla lies on the western slope of the central mountain range, the Cordillera Central, out of the three main ones resting on the beautiful landscape ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Libardo Niño
Libardo Niño Corredor (born 26 September 1968) is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the individual road race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles (49th) and Héctor Palacio (52nd). Major results ;1993 :Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Prologue & Stages 8 & 14 ;1994 :3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stages 4, 5 & 6 ;1995 :5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 :1st Stage 7 Clásico RCN ;1997 :9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1998 :1st Stage 9 Ruta Mexico :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2001 :1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;2002 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2003 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 :1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Guatemala ;2004 :1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2005 :1st Overall Vuelta a Col ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Funza
Funza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the department of Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense with the urban centre at an altitude of . In Funza the La Florida wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá, a remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Humboldt, still exists. The town is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá and borders Madrid and Tenjo in the north, Mosquera in the south, Madrid in the west and Cota and the locality Engativá of the capital Bogotá in the east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Bogotá River. Funza is the site of the former main settlement Bacatá of the Muisca Confederation. Modern Funza was founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada during the Spanish conquest of the Muisca on April 20, 1537. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elkin Barrera
Elkin Gilberto Barrera Chapparo (born July 6, 1971 in Sogamoso, Boyacá) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000. Career ;1995 :4th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1996 :1st in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia, Cali (COL) :4th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Sevilla (COL) ;2000 :1st in Stage 7 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 ..., Madrid (COL) References * 1971 births Living people People from Sogamoso Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Cyclists from Boyacá Department {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |