Israel Ochoa Explained

Israel Ochoa
Full Name:Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas
Nickname:El Rápido
Birth Place:Paipa, Colombia
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:1988
Amateurteam1:Pinturas Philaac
Amateuryears2:2001–2009
Amateurteam2:Lotería de Boyacá
Amateuryears3:2010–2011
Proyears1:1992–1995
Proteam1:Gaseosas Glacial
Proyears2:1996
Proyears3:1997–1998
Proteam3:Lotería de Boyacá
Proyears4:1999–2000

Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas (born 26 August 1964) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.

Major results

1991
  • 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN
    1992
  • 1st Stage 6 Vuelta al Táchira
    1993
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
    1994
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia
  • 1st Stages 5 & 12 Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico
    1996
  • 1st Overall Clásico RCN
  • 1st Stage 1
    1997
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia
    1998
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
  • 1st Stages 3a & 10 Vuelta a Guatemala
  • 3rd Overall Clásico RCN
  • 1st Prologue (TTT)
  • 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
    1999
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta y Ruta de Mexico
  • 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
  • 1st Stage 13
    2000
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
    2001
  • 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
    2002
  • 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
    2003
  • 2nd Overall Clasica del Meta
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
  • 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
    2004
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stage 10
  • 2nd Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
  • 1st Stage 4
    2005
  • 1st Overall GP Mercanapro
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Stage 3 Clasica del Meta
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 4th Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
  • 1st Stages 3 (TTT) & 5b Doble Copacabana GP Fides
    2006
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 3
    2007
  • 1st Stages 7 & 8 Clásico RCN
  • 1st Stage 2 Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a los Santanderes
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
    2008
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
  • 1st Overall Clásica Aguazul
  • 3rd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
  • 1st Stage 1
    2009
  • 1st Overall Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Stage 8 Clásico RCN
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Santander
  • 7th Overall Vuelta al Ecuador
  • 1st Stage 8 (ITT