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Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973 in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former
Mountains classification
::1st Stage 3
;1998
: 6th Overall 
Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 3
: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León
: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stages 7 & 11
: 4th 
Overall Tour of Japan
::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
: 10th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
;2006
: 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
: 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
: 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour
: 6th Overall Giro del Capo
: 9th Overall Peace Race
;2007
: 2nd Overall Giro del Capo
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall 
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stage 4
;2012
: 1st Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 10
: 2nd Overall
Profile at Barloworld official website
* * 1972 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Colombian Tour de France stage winners Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Sportspeople from Santander Department Colombian Vuelta a España stage winners 21st-century Colombian people {{colombia-cycling-bio-stub
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 competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team until the team's demise in 2009.
In the 2001 Tour de France
The 2001 Tour de France was a multiple-stage bicycle race held from 7 to 29 July, and the 88th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti- ...
, Cardenas took one of the biggest victory of his career on the mountainous stage 12. He crossed the line solo in Ax-les-Thermes
Ax-les-Thermes (; oc, Ax or ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Axéens'' or ''Axéennes''.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''N ...
, with Roberto Laiseka and Lance Armstrong rounding the podium. He performed his trademark victory salute, standing on the pedals with arms raised high in the air.
Major results
;1996 :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 by ...
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 3
;1998
: 6th Overall 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 by ...
;1999
: 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
;2000
: 1st Mountains classification Tour de Romandie
: Tour du Limousin
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 4
: 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España
;2001
: 1st Mountains classification Volta a Catalunya
: 1st Stage 12 Tour de France
: 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
;2002
: 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino
The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...
: Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stages 9 & 11
: 5th Giro della Romagna
: 7th Giro di Toscana
;2003
: 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 3
: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León
: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stages 7 & 11
: 4th Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
: 8th Overall Vuelta a España
::1st Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...
::1st Stage 16
;2004
: Vuelta a España
::1st Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...
::1st Stage 17
: 2nd Overall 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 by ...
: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
: 7th Subida al Naranco
Subida al Naranco is a professional cycle road race held in Spain in early June each year. The event was first run in 1941 but was not held consistently until 1981. Between 2005 and 2010, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Euro ...
: 8th Gran Premio de Llodio
;2005
: 1st Overall Tour of Japan
::1st Points classification
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
: 10th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
;2006
: 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
: 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese
: 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour
: 6th Overall Giro del Capo
: 9th Overall Peace Race
;2007
: 2nd Overall Giro del Capo
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
The Volta ao Alentejo (Portuguese; en, Tour of Alentejo) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Alentejo, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a seri ...
: 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
: 7th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
: 8th Trofeo Melinda
;2008
: 6th Overall Giro del Capo
;2009
: 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
: 7th Giro di Toscana
: 8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
;2010
: 1st Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall 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 by ...
;2011
: 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stage 4
;2012
: 1st Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 3, 4 & 10
: 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
The Vuelta Ciclista de Chile is an annual Chilean elite men's professional 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 ...
::1st Stage 9
;2013
: 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia
;2014
: 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia
: 7th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
: 7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
References
External links
Profile at Barloworld official website
* * 1972 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Colombian Tour de France stage winners Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Sportspeople from Santander Department Colombian Vuelta a España stage winners 21st-century Colombian people {{colombia-cycling-bio-stub