Samuel Cabrera Explained

Samuel Cabrera
Fullname:Samuel Cabrera Castañeda
Birth Date:15 August 1960
Birth Place:Pacho, Colombia
Death Place:Pacho, Colombia
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:1982
Amateurteam1:Aguardiente Superior
Amateuryears2:1983–1984
Amateurteam2:Colombia–Piles Varta
Proyears1:1985
Proyears2:1986–1987
Proyears3:1988–1989

Samuel Cabrera Castañeda (15 August 1960 – 21 March 2022) was a Colombian professional road cyclist.[1]

Cabrera died on 21 March 2022, after being struck by lightning while working on his farm.[2] He was 61.

Major results

1980
  • 1st overall Vuelta a Guatemala
    1981
  • 5th overall Vuelta a Colombia
  • 7th overall Tour de l'Avenir
    1982
  • 1st overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st stages 7 and 8
  • 1st stage 7 Vuelta a Guatemala
  • 3rd overall Clásico RCN
    1983
  • 5th overall Clásico RCN
  • 6th overall Vuelta a Colombia
    1985
  • 2nd overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
  • 3rd overall Tour de l'Avenir
  • 1st Mountains classification
    1988
  • 2nd overall Vuelta a Venezuela
  • 1st stage 1
  • 2nd overall Tour the Americas
  • 1st stage 1

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour1983198419851986198719881989
    Giro d'Italia21
    Tour de France573211DNF3149
    Vuelta a EspañaDNF3544DNF

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Samuel Cabrera Cataneda . 24 May 2014.
    2. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/ciclismo/rayo-mata-colombiano-samuel-cabrera-13411876 Un rayo mata al colombiano Samuel Cabrera