Rubén Darío Gómez
Colombian cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Bedoya.
Rubén Darío Gómez (3 March 1940 – 23 July 2010) was a Colombian road racing cyclist.[1] He won the two most important stage races in Colombia, the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN two times.[2] He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3]
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Full name | Rubén Darío Gómez Bedoya |
Nickname | El Tigrillo de Pereira |
Born | (1940-03-03)3 March 1940 Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia |
Died | 23 July 2010(2010-07-23) (aged 70) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a Colombia (1959, 1961) Clásico RCN (1961, 1962) Vuelta a Guatemala (1964) | |
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