Óscar Vargas (cyclist)
Template:Spanish name 2 Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born March 23, 1964 in Urrao, Antioquia) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.
During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension.[1]
Major results
- 1986
- 3rd in Clasica de Sabiñanigo (ESP)
- 1st in Subida Urkiola (ESP)
- 1987
- 5th in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
- 1989
- 3rd in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
- 1st in Mountains Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
- 1990
- 2nd in
Colombia National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia, Bogota (COL) - 38th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
- 1991
- 3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)
- 48th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
- 1992
- 24th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
- 1994
- 6th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)
- 1995
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL)
- 3rd in Colombia National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL
- 8th in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL)
References
- ^ "Óscar Vargas, positivo" (in Spanish). El País. 29 May 1992. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- Óscar Vargas at Cycling Archives
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