Néstor Mora

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Néstor Mora
Personal information
Born(1963-09-20)20 September 1963
Bogotá, Colombia
Died20 February 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 31)
Manizales, Colombia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1985Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic
1986–1988Postobón–Manzana
1989–1994Kelme
1995Postobón–Manzana

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 MaillotColombia.PNG 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 Clasica 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 Tour 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 67 37 71
A yellow jersey Tour de France 118 83 63 86
A gold jersey Vuelta a España 23 21 42 46 42 29 35 33 60

References[]

  1. ^ "Néstor Mora Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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