Luis Herrera (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Herrera |
| Nickname | Lucho El jardinerito de Fusagasugá |
| Born | May 4, 1961 Fusagasugá, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1981 | Valyin de Pereira |
| 1982 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| 1983 | Leche La Gran Vía |
| 1984 | Varta Nacional A |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985-1990 | Café de Colombia |
| 1991-1992 | Ryalco Postobon |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Luis Alberto "Lucho" Herrera Herrera, known as "El jardinerito" ("the little gardener") (born May 4, 1961 in Fusagasugá, Colombia), is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that in Colombia.
He entered his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1981 where he finished 16th overall and 3rd in the New Rider competition.[1] Although he abandoned his second Vuelta a Colombia in 1982, he won Colombia's second major stage-race the Clásico RCN. In 1983 Herrera won Clásico RCN again as well as two stages and finishing second overall to Alfonso Florez Ortiz in the 1983 Vuelta a Colombia.[2] In 1984 he would win the Vuelta a Colombia, the Clásico RCN as well as winning stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the first Colombian to win a stage of the race, and the first amateur cyclist to win a stage in the history of the Tour de France. He would win the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN four times each but his greatest achievement was in 1987, when he won the Vuelta a España, the first South American to win a Grand Tour. Herrera also won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1988 and 1991 and five "King of the Mountains" jerseys from the three Grand Tours.
Luis Herrera is the second rider to win the "King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain.
Career achievements
Major results
- Tour de France
- 27th overall (1984)
- 1st, Stage 17
- 7th overall (1985)
- 1st, Stage 11
- 1st, Stage 14
- Winner
mountains classification
- 22nd overall (1986)
- 5th overall (1987)
- Winner mountains classification
- Winner
- 6th overall (1988)
- 19th overall (1989)
- Giro d'Italia
- 18th overall (1989)
- 1st, Stage 13
- 1st, Stage 18
- Winner mountains classification
- 8th overall (1992)
- 1st, Stage 9
- Vuelta a España
1st overall (1987)
- 1st, Stage 11
- Winner mountains classification
- 13th overall (1991)
- 1st, Stage 16
- Winner mountains classification
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st overall (1988, 1991)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta
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- | WD | - | 1 | 20 | - | 12 | 13 | WD |
 Giro
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- | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | 8 |
 Tour
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27 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 19 | - | 31 | - |
WD = Withdrew
References
- ^ "31a Vuelta a Colombia 1981". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
- ^ "33a Vuelta a Colombia". Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
External links
- Luis Herrera at Cycling Archives (archived)
