Julio César Herrera Cabrera (born March 11, 1977, in

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from

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. He competed for his native country in the

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. Herrera won three medals at the

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, Manitoba, Canada.

Career

Herrera won the sprint silver medal and the 1 km time trial bronze in the 2002 Pan American Championships held in Quito, Ecuador.

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* 1977 births Living people Cuban track cyclists Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic cyclists for Cuba Sportspeople from Havana Cuban male cyclists Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists in cycling Pan American Games bronze medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban sportsmen 21st-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-cycling-bio-stub