Álvaro Mejía (cyclist)

Álvaro Mejía Castrillón (born January 19, 1967 in Santa Rosa de Cabal , Risaralda ) is a former Colombian cyclist . In his home country he won the overall classification of the Clásico RCN , one of the most important stage races in Colombia , in 1988 and 1990 . Between 1990 and 1995 he took part in the Tour de France and was able to finish the race five times. In 1991 he won the white jersey of the young drivers and in 1993 he was fourth overall.

successes

1987

• a stage Clásico RCN

1988

• Clásica 75 años Municipio de Bello Antioquia
• Overall ranking Clásico RCN
• Overall ranking Vuelta a Colombia U-23

1989

• Overall classification and two stages of Clásico RCN

1990

• a stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné

1991

• Overall ranking Vuelta a Antioquia
• Overall ranking and a stage Volta a Galicia
• White Tour de France jersey

1992

• Prologue Clásico RCN
• Overall ranking of the Tour of Murcia

1993

• Overall ranking Tour of Catalonia

1994

• Overall ranking Route du Sud

Placements in the Grand Tours

Grand Tour	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Giro d'Italia	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tour de France	48	19th	DNF	4th	31	16
Vuelta a España	-	-	-	-	-	-

Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Teams

• 1989 Manzana - Postóbon
• 1990-1992 Postóbon - Manzana
• 1993-1996 Motorola
• 1997 Petroleo de Colombia

Web links

• Álvaro Mejía in the Radsportseiten.net database