The 45th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia

Vuelta a Colombia

The Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...

was held from April 18 to May 1, 1995. There were a total number of 111 competitors.

1995-04-18: Paipa

Paipa

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Tundama Province a subregion of Boyaca.- Location :Paipa is located to 15 km of Duitama...

 — Paipa

Paipa

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Tundama Province a subregion of Boyaca.- Location :Paipa is located to 15 km of Duitama...

 (6.2 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|07.27	|07.27
2.	|+0.07	|+0.07
3.	|+0.08	|+0.08

1995-04-19: Duitama — Villa de Leiva (177.3 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:07.03
2.	|—
3.	|—

1995-04-20: Villa de Leiva — Pacho

Pacho

Pacho is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.-External links:...

 (198.1 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:19.05
2.	|+0.02
3.	|+0.03

1995-04-21: Funza

Funza

Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

 — Mariquita (157.1 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:45.16
2.	|—
3.	|+0.52

1995-04-22: Honda

Honda, Tolima

Honda is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 26,873 as of the 2005 census. Along with Líbano, Honda is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano-Honda...

 — Manizales

Manizales

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....

 (143.7 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:38.18
2.	|+1.02
3.	|+1.11

1995-04-23: Manizales

Manizales

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....

 — Santa Helena del Opón

Santa Helena del Opón

Santa Helena del Opón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....

 (214.2 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:54.06	|23:52.33
2.	|—	|+0.51
3.	|—	|+1.38

1995-04-23: Caldas

Caldas, Antioquia

Caldas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Caldas is part of the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas.- Notable Caldenses :*Luis Fernando Montoya professional soccer coach...

 — Palestina

Palestina, Caldas

Palestina is a town in the south central region of the state of Caldas, Colombia. Located in the Triangle of Coffee Area, with a culture and tradition related to the colonization of Antioquia and the coffee growing....

 (172.3 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:09.12	|
2.	|+0.06
3.	|+0.09

1995-04-25: Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

 — Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 (206.5 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:28.26	|33:01.25
2.	|—	|+0.47
3.	|—	|+1.28

1995-04-26: Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 — Buenaventura

Buenaventura

-Myths and legends:*Buenaventura River , a legendary but non-existent river that was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States-People:...

 (127.8 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|02:55.45	|35:57.10
2.	|—	|+0.47
3.	|—	|+1.28

1995-04-27: Buenaventura

Buenaventura

-Myths and legends:*Buenaventura River , a legendary but non-existent river that was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States-People:...

 — Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 (122.3 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:15.38
2.	|—
3.	|—

1995-04-28: Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 — Armenia

Armenia, Antioquia

Armenia, also known as Armenia Mantequilla to avoid confusion with other Armenias, is a municipality in the western region of the Antioquia Department, Colombia....

 (187.6 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:42.28	|44:01.14
2.	|+0.28	|+0.41
3.	|+4.50	|+1.29

1995-04-29: Armenia

Armenia, Antioquia

Armenia, also known as Armenia Mantequilla to avoid confusion with other Armenias, is a municipality in the western region of the Antioquia Department, Colombia....

 — Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 (115.2 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:16.29	|47:17.43
2.	|+0.13	|+0.54
3.	|+0.19	|+2.48

1995-04-30: Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 — Santa Fé de Bogotá (213.7 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:27.41	|52:47.29
2.	|—	|+0.54
3.	|—	|+2.48

1995-05-01: Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 — Alto de Patios (26 km)

Place	Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|0:40.11	|53:28.25
2.	|+0.23	|+0.09
3.	|+0.45	|+3.41

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Pony Malta-Kelme	53:28:25
2.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 0.09
3.		Gaseosas Glacial	+ 3.41
4.		Gaseosas Glacial	+ 5.21
5.		Pony Malta-Kelme	+ 6.05
6.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 6.39
7.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 7.55
8.		Manzana Postobón	+ 8.19
9.		Ron Medellín-Lotín	+ 11.18
10.		Gaseosas Glacial	+ 12.00

Teams

Pony Malta-Kelme PRF

1.   Chepe González
   Chepe González
   José Jaime González Pico , also known as Chepe González, is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1994 and 1995....
   
   
2.   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre Cabrera is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2003.-Career:1994...
   
   
3.   José Martín Farfán
   José Martín Farfán
   José Martín Farfán Pulido is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1988 to 1995. He was nicknamed Farfantastico during his career.-Career:198819891990...
   
   
4.   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
   
   
5.   Héctor Castaño
   Héctor Castaño
   Héctor Manuel Castaño Betancurt is a retied male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1994199619992000-References:...
   
   
6.   Carlos Alberto Contreras
   Carlos Alberto Contreras
   Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road...
   
   
7.   José Castelblanco
   José Castelblanco
   José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career.-Career:1992199419961997...
   
   
8.   Nélson Ramírez
9.   Óscar Jurado
10.   Olmedo Capacho

Manzana Postobón PRF

11.   Luis Alberto González
    Luis Alberto González
    Luis Alberto González Gallego is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996.-Career:1987198819891992...
    
    
12.   Luis Espinosa
    Luis Espinosa
    Luis Edgar Espinosa Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1992 to 1997.-Career:19911992...
    
    
13.   Efraím Rico
    Efraím Rico
    Efraím Rico Lizarazo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
14.   Juan Carlos Rosero
    Juan Carlos Rosero
    Juan Carlos Rosero García is a retired male road cyclist from Ecuador, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Career:19861987198919911992...
    
    
15.   Edgar Humberto Ruiz
    Edgar Humberto Ruiz
    Edgar Humberto Ruiz Sierra is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1994 to 1995.-Career:199019921993-References:...
    
    
16.   Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist.-Career:19901991199319941996Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist....
    
    
17.   Ruber Marín
    Ruber Marín
    Ruber Alveiro Marín Valencia is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
    
    
18.   José Robles
    José Robles
    José Robles Pazos was a Spanish academic and independent left-wing activist. Born to an aristocratic family, Robles embraced left-wing views which forced him to leave Spain and go into exile in the United States....
    
    
19.   Julio César Rangel
    Julio César Rangel
    Julio César Rangel Melo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996199719992002Julio César Rangel Melo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996...
    
    
20.   Julio Ernesto Bernal
    Julio Ernesto Bernal
    Julio Ernesto Bernal González is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2002.-Career:1991199219931994199619971998199920002001-References:...
    
    

Gasesosas Glacial

21.   Henry Cárdenas
    Henry Cárdenas
    Henry Cárdenas Orduz is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1997. He was nicknamed "Cebollita".-Career:1987...
    
    
22.   Celio Roncancio
    Celio Roncancio
    Celio Roberto Roncancio González is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1997.-Career:1994...
    
    
23.   Fabio Rodríguez
24.   Álvaro Sierra
    Álvaro Sierra
    Álvaro Sierra Peña is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199019911993 19941995...
    
    
25.   Israel Ochoa
    Israel Ochoa
    Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.-Career:1993199419951996...
    
    
26.   Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria Acevedo was a male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
27.   Luciano Bonilla
28.   Jairo Obando
29.   Armando Moreno
30.   Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Gilberto Barrera Chapparo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000.-Career:1995...
    
    

Aguardiante Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín

31.   Carlos Jaramillo
    Carlos Jaramillo
    Carlos María Jaramillo Mesa is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1985 to 1996. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
    
    
32.   Óscar Vargas
    Óscar Vargas
    Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.-Career:1986...
    
    
33.   Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Ivan Palacio Montoya, born 12 May 1969 in Envigado, is a former professional Colombian cyclist.During the 1992 Olympic Games, Palacio represented Colombia in the individual road race, where he ended 52nd.-References:...
    
    
34.   Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco is a retied male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199419961997...
    
    
35.   Javier "El Milagroso" Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
    
    
36.   Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
37.   Leonardo Cardona
    Leonardo Cardona
    Leonardo Jesús Cardona Palacio is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1995.-Career:19951997-References:...
    
    
38.   Jorge Otálvaro
    Jorge Otálvaro
    Jorge Leon Otálvaro Restrepo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1990 to 1997. He was nicknamed "Chacho" during his career.-Career:19911992-References:...
    
    
39.   Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19941995Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
40.   Jaime Bolívar

Pony Malta–Avianca

41.   Pedro Rodríguez
    Pedro Rodríguez (cyclist)
    Pedro Álvaro Rodríguez Rosero is a retired male road cyclist from Ecuador, who was a professional from 1992 to 1995. Nicknamed "El Aguila de Tulcán" he competed for his native South American country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in the men's road race, alongside Héctor Chiles and...
    
    
42.   Víctor Hugo Bolívar
43.   Diego Garavito
44.   Eduardo Guerrero
    Eduardo Guerrero (cyclist)
    Eduardo Guerrero Cartagena is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "El Guerrero del Camino" during his career.-Career:19941999200020012005-References:...
    
    
45.   José Daniel Bernal
    José Daniel Bernal
    José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921997José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1992...
    
    
46.   Santiago Amador
    Santiago Amador
    José Santiago Amador Abril Ospina is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was nicknamed "Pingüino" during his career.-Career:1993...
    
    
47.   Jairo Hernández
    Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
    Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19901993...
    
    
48.   Ismael Sarmiento
    Ismael Sarmiento
    José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.-Career:199519961998...
    
    
49.   Omar Trompa
50.   José Ibáñez
    José Ibáñez
    José Audelio Ibáñez is a retired racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1997 to 1998. He was nicknamed "El Barón Gallero" during his career.-Career:19922006-References:...
    
    

Pilsener (Ecuador)

51.   Franco Rodríguez
52.   Byrón Chulde
53.   Raúl Huera
54.   Carlos Alberto Saavedra
55.   Marco Pita
56.   Daulet Sapazhanov
57.   Pablo Perugachi
58.   Walter Barco
59.   Héctor Chiles

Manzana Postobón Aficionado

61.   José Luis Vanegas
62.   Nélson Rodríguez
63.   Óscar Alveiro
64.   César Grajales
65.   Gregorio Ladino
    Gregorio Ladino
    Gregorio Ladino Vega is a male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:19951997...
    
    
66.   Luis Cárdenas
    Luis Cárdenas
    Luis Germán Cárdenas Amaya is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199119931995-References:...
    
    
67.   Alexis Rojas
    Alexis Rojas
    José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995...
    
    
68.   Juan Alberto Robayo
69.   Ubaldo Mesa
    Ubaldo Mesa
    Ubaldo Mesa Estepa was a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He was the younger brother of Urbelino Mesa....
    
    
70.   Juan Carlos Vargas

Cuba National Team

71.   Eneido Soler
72.   Eliécer Valdez
73.   Frank Consuegra
74.   Iddis Albin Tabares
75.   Nivardo Enriquez
76.   Libardo Rodríguez

Agua Natural Glacial

81.   Víctor Becerra
82.   Henry Pérez
83.   Humberto Estupiñán
84.   Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
    
    
85.   Víctor Niño
    Victor Niño Corredor
    Victor Niño Corredor is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed "La Chicharra" during his career.-Career highlights:2001...
    
    
86.   Orlando Ortegón
87.   Raúl Gómez
88.   Urbelino Mesa
    Urbelino Mesa
    Urbelino Mesa Estepa is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He is the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa.-Career:19972000...
    
    
89.   Edward Ruiz
90.   Carlos Cabrera
    Carlos Humberto Cabrera
    Carlos Humberto Cabrera Polo is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:199419951996-References:*...
    
    

Ron Medellín-Lotin

91.   Francisco Orozco
92.   Elder Herrera
    Elder Herrera
    Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
93.   Germán Ospina
    Germán Ospina
    Germán Alirio Ospina Castro is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1996 to 1997.-Career:19951996...
    
    
94.   John Freddy Restrepo
95.   Hernán Osorio
96.   Otoniel Soto
97.   Ramón Fernando García
    Ramón Fernando García
    Ramón Fernando García is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961999-References:...
    
    
98.   Marco Isaías
99.   Luis Eduardo Acevedo
100.   Néstor Barrera

Todos por Boyacá

101.   Luis López
     Luis Alfredo López (cyclist)
     Luis Alfredo López Pedraza is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995-References:...
     
     
102.   José Florencio Franco
103.   Luis Enrique Pinzón
104.   Augusto Bohórquez
105.   Miguel Ángel Sanabria
106.   Jairo Camargo
107.   Javier Niño
108.   Iván Aguirre
109.   Fabio Arenas
110.   Alfonso Alayón

Cicloases-Cundinamarca

111.   José Reinaldo Castañeda
112.   Wilson Farías
113.   Jorge Enrique Pineda
114.   Javier Castiblanco
115.   Armando Ospina
116.   Luis Fernando Bonilla