Martín Emilio Rodríguez Gutiérrez (born 14 April 1942), known by the nickname Cochise, is a retired Colombian
road
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Th ...
and
track cyclist
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History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
.
Cochise started his first
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
in 1961. He would win his first
Vuelta two years later in 1963 and would win the event four times in total. He was the road racing champion of Colombia in 1965. He had won gold in the 4,000-metre pursuit at the Central American Games in 1962, the Bolivarian Games in 1965, the American Games in 1965 and 1966 and the Pan-American Games in 1967. Cochise also won Colombia's second most important stage race, the
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 ...
, in 1963 as well as winning the
Vuelta al Táchira
The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...
in
Venezuela
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three times. On 7 October 1970, Cochise beat the world hour record, with a distance of 47.566 km.
In 1971 in Track World Championships in Varese (Italy), Rodriguez won the Amateurs 4.000ms individual track pursuit beating Swiss
Josef Fuchs. Cochise turned professional in 1973 where he won two stages in the
Giro d'Italia
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. Cochise was partnered with the great Italian champion
Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 Vuelta a España, 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed ...
for two-man time trial events and won the 1973 Baracchi Trophy and the Verona Grand Prix. Cochise rode the
1975 Tour de France and finished 27th overall. After 1975, Cochise returned to Colombia and competed again as an amateur, winning a final stage in the Vuelta a Colombia in 1980. Cochise is currently involved with a Colombian professional team Indeportes Antioquia that has former time trial world champion
Santiago Botero
Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España (th ...
.
The nickname "Cochise" is derived from the fact that he was a great admirer of the Apache chief
Cochise
Cochise ( ; Apache: or , ; later or , ; June 8, 1874) was the leader of the Chiricahui local group of the Chokonen and principal nantan of the Chokonen band of a Chiricahua Apache. A key war leader during the Apache Wars, he led an upri ...
.
He also competed at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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and the
1968 Summer Olympics
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.
Major results
Road
;1961
: 1st Stage 3
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
;1962
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
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::1st Stages 5 & 13
: 2nd

Team time trial,
Central American and Caribbean Games
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;1963
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
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::1st Stages 3, 4, 6, 8, 15 & 16
: 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 ...
;1964
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stages 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16 & 19
;1965
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
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::1st Stage 5
;1966
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stages 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 18
: 1st Overall
Vuelta al Táchira
The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...
::1st Stages 3 & 5
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
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::1st

Road race
::1st

Team time trial
;1967
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stages 6, 10, 13 & 18
;1968
: 1st Overall
Vuelta al Táchira
The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...
: 7th Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stage 9
: 9th
Road race,
Summer Olympics
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;1969
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stages 3 & 8
;1970
: 1st

Team time trial,
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...
: 1st Stage 8
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
;1971
: 1st Overall
Vuelta al Táchira
The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...
: 1st Stage 11
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
;1972
: 1st Stages 3 & 9
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
: 3rd 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 ...
;1973
: 1st
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany
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: 1st
Trofeo Baracchi
The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Giacomo Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial
An indiv ...
(with
Felice Gimondi
Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 Vuelta a España, 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed ...
)
: 1st Stage 15
Giro d'Italia
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: 3rd
Giro di Romagna
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;1974
: 2nd
Trofeo Baracchi
The Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Giacomo Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally (from 1941) an amateur individual time trial
An indiv ...
(with
Gösta Pettersson
Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson (born 23 November 1940) is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 196 ...
)
: 3rd
GP du canton d'Argovie
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The race consists of fifteen laps around the Swiss town of Gippingen, which belongs to the municipal ...
: 3rd GP Forli
: 5th
GP Lugano
: 7th
Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital cit ...
;1975
: 1st Stage 19
Giro d'Italia
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: 1st Overall Cronostaffetta (
TTT)
::1st Stage 1a (
ITT)
: 9th
Milano–Torino
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: 10th
Giro del Veneto
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The UCI Continental Circuits ...
;1980
: 1st Stage 10
Vuelta a Colombia
The (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 Colombian Cyclin ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
;1962
: 1st

Individual pursuit,
Central American and Caribbean Games
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;1965
:
Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deporti ...
::1st

Individual pursuit
::1st

Team pursuit
;1966
: 1st

Individual pursuit,
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...
;1967
: 1st
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
,
Pan American Games
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;1970
: 1st

Individual pursuit,
Bolivarian Games
The Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'', full name ''Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos'') are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization (''Organización Deporti ...
: 1st

Individual pursuit,
Central American and Caribbean Games
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: World hour record for amateurs, at the Agustín Melgar velodrome, Mexico City, 7 October 1970, 47,566.24 kilometers. 6
;1971
: 1st

Individual pursuit,
UCI Amateur Track World Championships
:
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...
::1st
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
::1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Martin Emilio
1942 births
Living people
Cyclists from Medellín
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling
Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games cyclists for Colombia
Cyclists at the 1967 Pan American Games
Cyclists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Colombian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Giro d'Italia stage winners
Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
21st-century Colombian people
20th-century Colombian sportsmen