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Vuelta A Boyacá
The Vuelta a Boyacá is a road cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ... race held annually since 1976 in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. Prior to 1996, the race was known as the ''Clásica de Boyacá.'' Winners Men Repeat winners Women References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta a Boyaca Cycle races in Colombia Recurring sporting events established in 1976 Men's road bicycle races 1976 establishments in Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyacá Department
Boyacá () is one of the thirty-two departments of Colombia, and the remnant of Boyacá State, one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia". Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyacá. Boyacá borders to the north with the Department of Santander, to the northeast with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Norte de Santander, to the east with the departments of Arauca and Casanare. To the south, Boyacá borders the department of Cundinamarca and to the west with the Department of Antioquia covering a total area of . The capital of Boyacá is the city of Tunja. Boyacá is known as "The Land of Freedom" because this region was the scene of a series of battles which led to Colombia's independence from Spain. The first one took place on 25 July 1819 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Parra
Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto (born November 22, 1959 in Sogamoso, Boyacá) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Parra was successful as an amateur in Colombia, winning the ''Novatos'' classification for new riders or riders riding their first edition of the race, and finishing 14th in the 1979 Vuelta a Colombia and then the General classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Parra turned professional for the first Colombian cycling team, Café de Colombia, in 1985. He was a professional from 1985 to 1992 and won stages in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. His success occurred at the same time as his compatriot Luis Herrera. While Herrera won stages and the King of the Mountains competitions in the grand tours, Parra could contend for the overall classification. His greatest achievements were a third place in the 1988 Tour de France, highest placing of a South American for 25 years, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Yesid Camargo
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ''ἄγγελος (angelos)'' meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. In the United States, while it is more common among girls (although not as common as Angela), it has seen some increase among boys, in particular as an English pronunciation of Spanish Ángel. Ángel is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations *Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) *Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * hr, Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) *French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacho Rodríguez
Pacho is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Pacho is part of the Rionegro Province and the urban centre is situated at a distance of from the capital Bogotá at an altitude of , while the altitude ranges from to . The municipality borders San Cayetano, Villagómez and Topaipí in the north, Supatá and Subachoque in the south, Vergara and El Peñón in the west and in the east Zipaquirá, Tausa and Cogua.Official website Pacho Etymology In the times before the , Pacho was called ''Guataque'' or ''Gotaque''; ''Gua''; "mountain", ''Tha''; "strong" and ''Que''; ...[...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] |
Néstor Mora
Néstor Oswaldo Mora Zárate (20 September 1963 – 20 February 1995) was a racing cyclist from Colombia, who represented his native country in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Mora was born in Bogotá. He was a professional from 1985 to 1995, most notably winning a stage of the 1990 Vuelta a España. He died in 1995, aged 31, when he was hit by a truck in Manizales while training. Major results ;1984 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 8th Road race, Summer Olympics ;1986 : 7th Overall Route du Sud ;1987 : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN ;1988 : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;1990 : 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia ;1991 : 1st Clásica de Cundinamarca : 1st Clásica de Boyacá : 1st Stages 1 & 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 1st Stages 3 & 13 Vuelta a Colombia ;1992 : 1st Clásica a los Puertos ;1993 : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN The Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynel Montoya
Reynel Montoya Jaramillo (born 19 November 1959) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;1982 : 1st Young rider classification Vuelta a Colombia ;1983 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stage 2 ( TTT) Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 2a ( TTT) Clásico RCN ;1984 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de l'Avenir : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 ( TTT) ;1986 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 5th Overall Clásico RCN : 10th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 2a ( TTT) ;1987 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca : 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Combined classification ;1988 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1989 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Route du Sud : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Wilches
Pablo Wilches (born 13 July 1955) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and five editions of the Vuelta a España. In the 1987 Tour de France, Wilches was in 7th overall going into stage 20, but was unable to finish. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia the same year. Major results ;1982 : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia ;1984 : 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1985 : 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ;1986 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;1987 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 ( ITT) : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stages 6 & 8 ( ITT) ;1988 : 1st Stage 9 Coors Classic : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 7 : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 1 ;1989 : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 6 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 10 ;1991 : 1st Stages 2 & 11 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Prologue & Stages 4 ( ITT) & 9 Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Wilches
Gustavo Wilches Tumbia (born 23 August 1962) is a Colombian former road cyclist. He notably won the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN in 1990. He also rode in the 1988 and 1990 Vuelta a España. His brothers Pablo, Ricardo and Marcos were also cyclists. In 2001, Wilches was arrested and charged for attempting to smuggle 40 capsules of heroin through the El Dorado International Airport. Major results ;1986 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá : 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 8 ;1987 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1990 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 8 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca ;1991 : 1st Stage 8 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 ... ;1993 : 1st Overall Vuelta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriberto Urán
Heriberto Urán (20 August 1954 – 1 January 2001) was a Colombian professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1986 Tour de France The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour de France. Greg LeMond of won the race, ahead of his teammate Bernard Hinault. It was the first ever victory for a rider outs .... References External links * 1954 births 2001 deaths Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Antioquia Department {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Hernández
Omar Hernández (born 20 January 1962) is a former Colombian bicycle racing, racing cyclist. He rode in eleven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours between 1986 and 1991. References External links * 1962 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Bogotá Colombian Vuelta a España stage winners {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Casas
Fabio Casas Buitrago (born 13 March 1959) is a Colombian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1983 Tour de France The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th edition of the Tour de France, run from 1 to 24 July, with 22 stages and a prologue covering a total distance of The race was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. Sean Kelly of Ireland won the points classifi .... References 1959 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
