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Saturnino Rustrián Cáceres (29 November 1942 – 14 July 2013)
in 1966 and 1968 and the 10th edition of the
Vuelta a Guatemala
The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI ratin ...
in 1966.
Born in
San José Pinula,
he was the first local cyclist to win the
Vuelta a Guatemala
The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI ratin ...
while competing against participants from
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 Car ...
, who had dominated the event in previous years. He is one of three cyclists to have won the
Vuelta a Costa Rica
The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (''English'': Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI C ...
twice, since the competition began in 1965.
Rustrián represented Guatemala at the
1968 Olympic Games cycling competitions, ranking 21st and 22nd in the
individual road race and
time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
events respectively.
Nicknamed ''el Chapín de Acero'' ("Guatemala man of steel"), he was a road cyclist for over four decades, and as of 2005, at over 60 years of age, has remained active, competing in several local and international "master" races.
References and notes
1942 births
2013 deaths
Guatemalan male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of Guatemala
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