Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez (born 18 March 1967) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career. He turned professional in 1990 and placed 18th in the 1994 Tour de France, 10th in the 1995 Tour, 22nd in the 1997 Tour, and 64th in the 1999 Tour.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez |
| Nickname | El Cabrito de Barichara |
| Born | 18 March 1967 Barichara, Santander, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Alcaldía de Cabimas |
| 2007–2008 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| 2010 | Formesan |
| 2011 | GW–Shimano |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990 | Café de Colombia |
| 1991–1997 | Kelme–Ibexpress |
| 1998–1999 | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2000–2001 | Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia |
| 2002 | Cage Maglierie–Olmo |
| 2003 | 05 Orbitel |
| 2003–2004 | Labarca-2–Café Baqué |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Riding in the 2006–07 UCI America Tour events, Buenahora won the overall titles of the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and the Vuelta al Táchira, riding for the Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas cycling team. In the prior season, he had been disqualified in the Vuelta al Colombia when, whilst leading the race, he had a non-negative doping control. However, Buenahora still managed to finish second overall.[2]
Major results
edit- 1989
- 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Mexico
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1990
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Táchira
- 5th Overall Clásico RCN
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 7
- 1991
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 1992
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
- 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1994
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1995
- 10th Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Combativity award Stage 11 & Overall
- 1st
- 1996
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1997
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1998
- 1st
Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stages 6 & 7
- 1999
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 9th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2000
- 6th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 6th Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 2001
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 6, 7, 9 & 15 (ITT)
- 2002
- 6th Giro del Friuli
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2004
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Prologue & Stage 7 (ITT)
- 2005
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2006
- 1st Overall Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stage 6
- 2007
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Stages 4 & 12 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 8 (ITT) & 11
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | DNF | DNF | 18 | 11 | DNF | 27 | 15 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 18 | 10 | DNF | 22 | DNF | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España
|
DNF | 16 | 13 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
References
edit- ^ "Hernán Buenahora Grand Tour Starts". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (2 October 2007). "Tuft holds on for America win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
External links
edit- Hernán Buenahora at Cycling Archives (archive)
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