Ubaldo Mesa Estepa (November 20, 1973 in

Nobsa Nobsa is a town and municipality in Sugamuxi Province, part of Boyacá department. The urban centre is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at from the national capital Bogotá at an elevation of . Other parts of the municipality range in ...

– October 9, 2005 in San Cristóbal) was a male professional

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from

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. He was the younger brother of Urbelino Mesa. Mesa died from heart failure at age 31 after collapsing before a race.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/oct05/oct11news

Career

;2001 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN) :1st in Stage 5

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 ...

, Mosquera (COL) :7th in General Classification

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 ...

(COL) ;2003 :1st in Stage 5 Tour of the Gila, Gila Monster Race (USA) :2nd in General Classification Tour of the Gila (USA) ;2005 :1st in Stage 2

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, Mogollon (USA) :3rd in General Classification Tour of the Gila (USA)

References

* 1973 births 2005 deaths People from Nobsa Colombian male cyclists Sportspeople from Boyacá Department 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub