Ramón Hoyos
Colombian cyclist (1932–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramón Hoyos Vallejo (26 May 1932 – 19 November 2014) was a Colombian road bicycle racer who won the men's individual road race at the 1959 Pan American Games. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1956 and 1960.[1][2] He also won the Vuelta a Colombia five times: in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1958.
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Full name | Ramón Hoyos Vallejo | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | El escarabajo de la montaña, Don Ramón de Marinilla | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1932-05-26)26 May 1932 Marinilla, Antioquia, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 November 2014(2014-11-19) (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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Antioquia–Coltejer | |||||||||||||||
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