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Ramón Hoyos Vallejo (26 May 1932 – 19 November 2014) was a Colombian
road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
who won the men's individual road race at the
1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...
. He represented his native country twice at the
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; in 1956 and 1960. He also won the
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 ...
five times: in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1958.


Major results

;1952 : 1st Stage 9
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 ...
;1953 : 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15 ;1954 : 1st Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with
Héctor Mesa Héctor Mesa Monsalve was a Colombian road cyclist active during the 1950s. Major results ;1953 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 14 ;1954 : Central American and Caribbean Games ::1st Team time trial (with Ramón Hoyos, Justo Londoño ...
,
Justo Londoño Justo () is a Spanish surname and male given name meaning ''just'', i.e. ''fair''. Given name Notable people with this given name include: * José Justo Corro (1794-1864), Mexican president * José Justo Milla (1794–1838), Honduran military lead ...
and
Efraín Forero Efraín is a masculine Spanish given name, a cognate of Ephraim. Notable people with the name include: * Efrain Chacurian (1924–2019), Argentine-born naturalised American soccer player * Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian football defender * ...
) : 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Puerto Rico ::1st Stages 2 & 5 ;1955 : 1st Road race,
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: 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18 ;1956 : 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16 & 17 : 1st Stages 7 & 14
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;1958 : 1st Overall
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 ...
::1st Stages 2, 11 & 14 ;1959 : 1st Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with
Pablo Hurtado Pablo Hurtado Castaneda (born 27 March 1932) is a Colombian former cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1957 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;1958 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia ;1959 : ...
and
Efraín Forero Efraín is a masculine Spanish given name, a cognate of Ephraim. Notable people with the name include: * Efrain Chacurian (1924–2019), Argentine-born naturalised American soccer player * Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian football defender * ...
) ;1960 : 1st Stage 4
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 ...


References

1932 births 2014 deaths Colombian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists from Antioquia Department Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people {{colombia-cycling-bio-stub