Néstor Mora Explained

Néstor Mora
Birth Date:20 September 1963
Birth Place:Bogotá, Colombia
Death Place:Manizales, Colombia
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1985
Proyears2:1986–1988
Proyears3:1989–1994
Proyears4:1995

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

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

    Grand Tour1985198619871988198919901991199219931994
    Giro d'Italia673771
    Tour de France118836386
    Vuelta a España232142464229353360

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Néstor Mora Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/nestor-mora-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 May 2015 . Sports Reference.