| Félix Cárdenas | |
| Fullname: | Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Encino, Santander, Colombia |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climbing specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 1995–1996 |
| Amateurteam1: | Pony Malta |
| Amateuryears2: | 1997 |
| Amateurteam2: | Lotería de Boyacá |
| Amateuryears3: | 1998 |
| Amateurteam3: | Petróleos de Colombia |
| Amateuryears4: | 1999 |
| Amateurteam4: | Lotería de Santander |
| Amateuryears5: | 2010–2012 |
| Amateuryears6: | 2013–2014 |
| Amateurteam6: | Formesan–Bogotá Humana |
| Proyears1: | 2000–2001 |
| Proyears2: | 2002 |
| Proteam2: | Cage Maglierie |
| Proyears3: | 2003 |
| Proyears4: | 2003–2004 |
| Proteam4: | Cafés Baque |
| Proyears5: | 2005–2009 |
| Manageyears1: | 2017 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
1 individual stage (2001) Mountains classification (2003, 2004) 3 individual stages (2000, 2003, 2004)One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2010, 2012) |
Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973, in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team until the team's demise in 2009.[1]
In the 2001 Tour de France, Cardenas took one of the biggest victory of his career on the mountainous stage 12. He crossed the line solo in Ax-les-Thermes, with Roberto Laiseka and Lance Armstrong rounding the podium. He performed his trademark victory salute, standing on the pedals with arms raised high in the air.[2]