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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Mejía Castrillón |
| Nickname | El Cometa |
| Born | (1967-01-19)January 19, 1967 (age 58) Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road and mountain biking[1] |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 1988 | Castalia |
| Professional teams | |
| 1989–1992 | Postobón–Manzana |
| 1993–1995 | Motorola |
| 1997 | Petroleo de Colombia |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France,young rider classification (1991) Volta a Catalunya (1993) | |
Álvaro Mejía Castrillón (born January 19, 1967, inSanta Rosa de Cabal,Risaralda Department) is aColombian former professionalroad cyclist.[2]
Mejía took up cycling at the age of 16, after watchingLucho Herrera,Fabio Parra andÓscar Vargas racing in theVuelta a Colombia. He had previously competed infootball andathletics, having been national junior champion for the10,000 metres. In 1988 he won the Under-23 Vuelta a Colombia and theClásico RCN. He won theyoung rider classification in the1991 Tour de France and finished fourth at the1991 UCI Road World Championships inStuttgart, where he was part of the winning break alongsideGianni Bugno,Steven Rooks andMiguel Indurain. Mejía joined theMotorola team in 1993: that season he won theVolta a Catalunya and finished fourth in the1993 Tour de France. Subsequently he spent two more seasons with Motorola before finishing his road racing career with the Petroleo de Colombia team. He spent two more years racing mountain bikes before retiring from competition.[1] During his career he also won otherstage races including theVuelta a Murcia,Route du Sud andVuelta a Galicia.
After retiring from competition, Mejía became a doctor and lecturer, and has taught at theTechnological University of Pereira and theUniversidad Andina inPereira.[1]
OverallClásico RCN OverallClásico RCN OverallTour of Galicia OverallVuelta a Murcia
OverallVolta a Catalunya OverallRoute du Sud| Grand Tour | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | 30 | 39 | — |
| Tour de France | 49 | 19 | DNF | 4 | 31 | 16 |
 Vuelta a España | 17 | 22 | 29 | — | — | DNF |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
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