Alfonso Flórez Ortiz Explained

Alfonso Flórez Ortiz
Birth Date:5 November 1952
Birth Place:Bucaramanga, Santander, Spain
Death Place:Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Discipline:Road racing
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1985-1987
Proteam1:Café de Colombia
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Alfonzo Flórez Ortiz (November 5, 1952  - April 25, 1992) was a Colombian road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1985 to 1987, where he rode for the Colombian professional cycling team Café de Colombia team.[1]

Born in Bucaramanga, Santander Flórez Ortiz won the most important race in Colombia, the Vuelta a Colombia in 1979 and 1983. He frequently rode for the Colombian national cycling team and won the Tour de l'Avenir in 1980. Flórez made history when he captained the first Colombian cycle team in the Tour de France in 1983.[2]

He was murdered in April 1992 in Medellín.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfonso Florez Ortiz. cyclebase.nl. 2007-09-10.
  2. http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2007/07/17/colombianen-in-de-tour.aspx Colombianen in de Tour
  3. Web site: ALFONSO FLOREZ ORTIZ:Precursor de los triunfos de Colombia en Europa. pedaleur. 2007-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605002547/http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Divers/ciclisan7.htm. 2011-06-05. dead.