Javier Suárez (cyclist) explained
| Javier Suarez |
| Fullname: | Javier Amado Suárez Cueva |
| Nickname: | El Ñato
Pugnose[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Don Matías, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1962–1964 |
| Proteam1: | Tapetes Telaraña |
| Proyears2: | 1965–1966 |
| Proteam2: | Suramericana de Seguros |
| Proyears3: | 1967 |
| Proteam3: | Postre Royal |
| Proyears4: | 1968–1972 |
| Proteam4: | Suramericana de Seguros |
Javier Amado Suárez Cueva (born 3 November 1943) is a retired Colombia road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1965 and the Clásico RCN in 1965 and 1966.[2] His nickname was El ñato.
He also competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the Colombian team.[3]
Major results
- 1962
3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 11
- 1963
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1964
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1965
1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stages 7, 11, 14, 15 & 17
1st Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 1
- 1966
1st Overall Clásico RCN
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Team time trial
2nd Road race
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 14
- 1967
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 19
- 1968
1st Stage 3 Clásico RCN
2nd Overall Vuelta a ColombiaNotes and References
- Book: Rendell, Matt. Kings of the Mountains. 1-85410-837-9. 2002.
- Web site: Javier Suarez. Cyclebase. 2010-08-27.
- Web site: Javier Suárez Olympic Results . 22 August 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114724/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/javier-suarez-1.html . 26 August 2014 .
