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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Herrera |
| Nickname | Lucho El jardinerito de Fusagasugá |
| Born | (1961-05-04)May 4, 1961 (age 64) Fusagasugá,Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1981 | Valyin de Pereira |
| 1982 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| 1983 | Leche La Gran Vía |
| 1984 | Varta Nacional A |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985–1990 | Café de Colombia |
| 1991–1992 | Ryalco Postobon |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Luis Alberto "Lucho"Herrera Herrera, known as "El jardinerito" ("the little gardener"; born May 4, 1961, inFusagasugá,Colombia), is a retiredColombianroad racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that inColombia.
He entered his firstVuelta a Colombia in 1981 where he finished 16th overall and 3rd in the New Rider competition.[1] Although he abandoned his second Vuelta a Colombia in 1982, he won Colombia's second major stage-race, theClásico RCN. In 1983 Herrera won Clásico RCN again as well as two stages and finished second overall toAlfonso Florez Ortiz in the 1983 Vuelta a Colombia.[2] In 1984 he won the Vuelta a Colombia, and the Clásico RCN.
In 1984 he won stage 17 toAlpe d'Huez in the1984 Tour de France, becoming the first Colombian to win a stage of the race, and the first amateur cyclist to win a stage in the history of theTour de France.[citation needed] He won the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN four times each. His greatest achievement was in 1987, when he won theVuelta a España, the first South American to win aGrand Tour.[3] Herrera also won theCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1988 and 1991.
Herrera won five "King of the Mountains" jerseys from the threeGrand Tours. He is the second rider to win the King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first wasFederico Bahamontes of Spain.
OverallClásico RCN OverallClásico RCN OverallClásico RCN OverallVuelta a Colombia OverallVuelta a Colombia
Mountains classification OverallClásico RCN OverallVuelta a Colombia OverallVuelta a España
Mountains classification
OverallCritérium du Dauphiné Libéré OverallVuelta a Colombia
Mountains classification OverallCritérium du Dauphiné LibéréMountains classification
Mountains classification OverallVuelta a Aragón| Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España | — | DNF | — | 1 | 20 | — | 12 | 13 | DNF |
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 8 |
| Tour de France | 27 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 19 | — | 31 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España | DNE | DNS-13 | DNE | 1 | 20 | DNE | 12 | 13 | DNF-12 |
| Stages won | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Points classification | — | — | — | 2 | NR | — | NR | 9 | — |
| Mountains classification | — | — | — | 1 | NR | — | NR | 1 | — |
| Giro d'Italia | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | DNE | 18 | DNE | DNE | 8 |
| Stages won | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Points classification | — | — | — | — | — | NR | — | — | 16 |
| Mountains classification | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Tour de France | 27 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 19 | DNE | 31 | DNE |
| Stages won | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Points classification | NR | 8 | NR | 6 | NR | NR | — | NR | — |
| Mountains classification | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 38 | — |
| 1 | Winner |
| 2–3 | Top three-finish |
| 4–10 | Top ten-finish |
| 11– | Other finish |
| DNE | Did not enter |
| DNF-x | Did not finish (retired on stage x) |
| DNS-x | Did not start (not started on stage x) |
| HD-x | Finished outside time limit (occurred on stage x) |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| N/A | Race/classification not held |
| NR | Not ranked in this classification |
