Pablo Wilches

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Pablo Wilches
Personal information
Full namePablo Emilio Wilches Tumbia
Born (1955-07-13) 13 July 1955 (age 66)
Fusagasugá, Colombia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1983Ahorros Banco de Colombia
1984Leche La Gran Vía
Professional teams
1984Splendor–Mondial Moquettes–Marc
1985Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic
1986–1989Postobón–Manzana
1990–1991Pony Malta
1992–1993Gaseosas Glacial
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1987)

Pablo Wilches (born 13 July 1955) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist.[1] He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and five editions of the Vuelta a España. In the 1987 Tour de France, Wilches was in 7th overall going into stage 20, but was unable to finish. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia the same year.

Major results[]

1982
1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia
1984
6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1985
5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1986
1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
1987
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stages 6 & 8 (ITT)
1988
1st Stage 9 Coors Classic
3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 7
3rd Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 1
1989
3rd Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 6
4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 10
1991
1st Stages 2 & 11 Vuelta a Colombia
1st Prologue & Stages 4 (ITT) & 9 Clásico RCN

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France DNF DNF — DNF — — — —
A gold jersey Vuelta a España — 39 29 24 — 33 24 —

References[]

  1. ^ "Pablo Wilches". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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