Javier Suárez (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Amado Suárez Cueva |
| Nickname | El Ñato Pugnose[1] |
| Born | 3 November 1943 Don Matías, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1962–1964 | Tapetes Telaraña |
| 1965–1966 | Suramericana de Seguros |
| 1967 | Postre Royal |
| 1968–1972 | Suramericana de Seguros |
Javier Amado Suárez Cueva (born 3 November 1943) is a retired Colombia road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1965 and the Clásico RCN in 1965 and 1966.[2] His nickname was El ñato.
He also competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the Colombian team.[3]
Major results
- 1962
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 11
- 1963
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1964
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1965
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia - 1st Stages 7, 11, 14, 15 & 17
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 1
- 1966
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 1
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1st
Team time trial - 2nd
Road race
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 14
- 1967
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 19
- 1968
- 1st Stage 3 Clásico RCN
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
References
- ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ^ "Javier Suarez". Cyclebase. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Javier Suárez Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
External links
- Javier Suárez at Cycling Archives (archive)