Armando Borrajo
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Ariel Borrajo |
| Date of birth | May 2, 1976 |
| date of death | December 18, 2010 |
| nation |
 Argentina
|
| discipline | Street |
| Last updated: May 18, 2011 | |
Armando Ariel Borrajo (born May 2, 1976 in La Paternal , Buenos Aires , † December 18, 2010 ibid) was an Argentine cyclist .
Armando Borrajo was the Argentine road racing champion in 2006 . He also won a stage in the Doble San Francisco-Miramar and was able to win the overall ranking of the tour . In 2007 he took part in the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, but did not achieve a placement. In the 2008 season he won the prologue with his team at the Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado , which was held as a team time trial. In the one-day race Clasica 1 ° de Mayo Argentina , he finished second. He also took part in the Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo .
In December 2010, Borrajo was kidnapped while on a trip to support Facundo Donadio (brother of racing driver Sebastián Donadío ), who was running for the presidency of the Argentine Cycling Federation, and was released after two days by his kidnappers. He is said to have suffered injuries and shock during the kidnapping. He committed suicide two days after his release.
Armando's brothers Alejandro and Aníbal were also active racing cyclists.
successes
2006
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Argentine champion - road race
- Overall ranking and a stage Doble San Francisco-Miramar
2007
- Overall ranking and one stage Vuelta Leandro N. Alem
2008
- a stage Doble Difunta Corréa
2009
- one stage Giro del Sol San Juan
- Overall ranking and two stages of Doble Chepes
Web links
- Armando Borrajo in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Entrevista con Armando Borrajo (Interview, Spanish, March 21, 2006, viewed December 20, 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tragedia en el ciclismo: Se suicidó Armando Borrajo, campeón argentino 2006 . www.diariouno.com.ar. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved on December 20, 2010.
- ↑ Former Argentine champion Borrajo takes his own life on radsport-news.com from October 20, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borrajo, Armando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borrajo, Armando Ariel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | argentinian cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Paternal , Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 2010 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |