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Óscar Vargas (cyclist)
Colombian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.
During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension.[1]
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Major results
- 1985
- 5th Overall Clásico RCN
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1986
- 1st Subida a Urkiola
- 3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo
- 1987
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1989
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
- 1990
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1991
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 4th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1992
1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España- 9th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1993
- 3rd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1994
- 5th Overall Clásico RCN
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1995
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Antioquia - 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Clásico RCN
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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References
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