Rafael Antonio Niño
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| Full name | Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar | ||
| Nickname | El Niño de Cucaita | ||
| Born | December 11, 1949 Cucaita, Colombia |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
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| Infobox last updated on September 6, 2007 |
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Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born December 11, 1949 in Cucaita, Boyaca, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d’Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s.[1] He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita.[2] He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team that disputed the Tour de France during the 1980s, Café de Colombia.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ^ "Vuelta a Colombia". decolombia.net. http://decolombia.net/ciclismo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ "Rafael Antonio Niño, nuevo técnico de Lotería de Boyacá". Boyaca government. http://www.boyaca.gov.co/?idcategoria=1197&download=Y. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
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