Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born 11 December 1949) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d'Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s.[1] He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita.[2] He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team, Café de Colombia, that participated in the Tour de France winning several stages during the 1980s.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar |
| Nickname | El Niño de Cucaita |
| Born | 11 December 1949 Cucaita, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1970 | Junta administradora de deportes |
| 1971 | Singer |
| 1972 | Postobón |
| 1973 | Ferretería Reina Ltda |
| 1975–1977 | Banco Cafetero |
| 1978 | Benotto |
| 1979 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| 1980 | Droguería Yaneth |
| 1981–1982 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| Professional team | |
| 1974 | Jollj Ceramica |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a Colombia (6 times) Clásico RCN (5 times) | |
Major results
edit- 1970
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia - 1971
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1972
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
- 1st Sprints classification
- 3rd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1973
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 2 & 6
- 1975
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 7, 10 & 12
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Combined classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- 1976
- 1st Stages 3b & 4 Vuelta a Boyacá
- 1977
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Combined classification
- 1st Stages 1, 7, 10 & 11
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Points classification
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 6
- 1978
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Combined classification
- 1st Stages 3a & 5
- 1979
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Combined classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1980
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 6 & 13
- 1981
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
References
edit- ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ^ "Vuelta a Colombia". decolombia.net. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ "Rafael Antonio Niño, nuevo técnico de Lotería de Boyacá". Boyaca government. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
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