Samuel Cabrera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.

Samuel Cabrera Castañeda (15 August 1960 – 21 March 2022) was a Colombian professional road cyclist.^[1]

Samuel Cabrera

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Cabrera Castañeda
Born	(1960-08-15)15 August 1960 Pacho, Colombia
Died	21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 61) Pacho, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1982	Aguardiente Superior
1983–1984	Colombia–Piles Varta
Professional teams
1985	Reynolds
1986–1987	Reynolds
1988–1989	Café de Colombia

Cabrera died on 21 March 2022, after being struck by lightning while working on his farm.^[2] He was 61.

Major results

1980

1st overall Vuelta a Guatemala

1981

5th overall Vuelta a Colombia

7th overall Tour de l'Avenir

1982

1st overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st stages 7 and 8

1st stage 7 Vuelta a Guatemala

3rd overall Clásico RCN

1983

5th overall Clásico RCN

6th overall Vuelta a Colombia

1985

2nd overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca

3rd overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Mountains classification

1988

2nd overall Vuelta a Venezuela

1st stage 1

2nd overall Tour the Americas

1st stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	21
Tour de France	57	32	—	11	DNF	31	49
Vuelta a España	—	—	DNF	35	44	DNF	—