Néstor Mora
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1963 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | 20 February 1995 (aged 31) Manizales, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985 | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic |
| 1986–1988 | Postobón–Manzana |
| 1989–1994 | Kelme |
| 1995 | Postobón–Manzana |
Néstor Oswaldo Mora Zárate (20 September 1963 – 20 February 1995) was a racing cyclist from Colombia, who represented his native country in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]
Mora was born in Bogotá. He was a professional from 1985 to 1995, most notably winning a stage of the 1990 Vuelta a España. He died in 1995, aged 31, when he was hit by a truck in Manizales while training.
Major results
[edit]- 1984
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 8th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 1986
- 7th Overall Route du Sud
- 1987
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN
- 1988
- 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1990
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1991
- 1st Clásica de Cundinamarca
- 1st Clásica de Boyacá
- 1st Stages 1 & 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stages 3 & 13 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1992
- 1st Clásica a los Puertos
- 1993
- 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 71 |
 Tour de France
|
118 | 83 | 63 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 23 | 21 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 60 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Néstor Mora Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Néstor Mora at Cycling Archives (archived)
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