Chepe González
Encyclopedia
José Jaime González Pico (born July 28, 1968 in Sogamoso
, Boyacá
), 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.
1995
1996
1997
1999
Sogamoso
Sogamoso is a city in the Boyacá department of Colombia.The origin of Sogamoso goes back in the cosmogony, Chibcha, to the creation of the Sun. In the valley of Iraca the Sun was born...
, Boyacá
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
), also known as Chepe González, is a Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
and Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
. He also won 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...
in 1994 and 1995.
Palmarès
1994- Vuelta a Colombia1994 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 44th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from March 15 to March 27, 1994. There were a total number of 95 competitors.-1994-03-15: Ocaña — Ocaña :-1994-03-16: Aguachica — Bucaramanga :...
1995
- Vuelta a Colombia1995 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 45th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 18 to May 1, 1995. There were a total number of 111 competitors.-1995-04-18: Paipa — Paipa :-1995-04-19: Duitama — Villa de Leiva :...
1996
- Tour de France1996 Tour de FranceThe 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd Tour de France, starting on June 29 and ending on July 21, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day ....
:- Winner stage 11
1997
- Giro d'Italia1997 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1997 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 80th running of the race, was held from 17 May to 8 June 1997. It covered a total of 3,912 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 38.017 km/h. It was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti.- General classification :...
:- Winner stage 20
Winner mountains classification
1999
- Giro d'Italia1999 Giro d'ItaliaThe 1999 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 82nd edition of the race, was held from 15 May to 6 June 1999. It covered in 22 stages. It was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti....
:- Winner stage 5
- Winner mountains classification