Álvaro Pachón Morales

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Álvaro Pachón Morales Road cycling
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Date of birth November 30, 1945
nation ColombiaColombia Colombia
discipline Street
End of career 1981
Last updated: May 10, 2019

Álvaro Pachón Morales (born November 30, 1945 in Bogotá , Colombia ) is a former Colombian cyclist .

Athletic career

During his career, Morales won seven major stage races in Latin America : the Tour of Mexico in 1967 and 1972, the Clásico RCN 1969, the Vuelta al Táchira 1969, 1970 and 1973 and the Vuelta a Colombia 1971. At the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games , he won silver in the team time trial . He represented his country at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics . In 1968 in Mexico City he was 15th and 1976 in Munich 22nd in the street race . At the 1976 Games, he also finished 23rd in the team time trial.

In 1971 Álvaro Pachón won the Clásico RCN stage race , but was disqualified for doping and again in 1974 after winning the Tour of Colombia .

successes

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
  • Overall ranking, three stages, mountain and sprint ranking Vuelta al Táchira
  • a stage Clásico RCN
1971
1972
1973
1974
1976
1978

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Doping cases on cycling4fans.de
  2. ↑ Deportes - Especial Juegos Olímpicos. In: colombia.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pachón Morales, Álvaro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pachón, Álvaro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Bogotá , Colombia