Rubén Darío Gómez

Rubén Darío Gómez (3 March 1940 – 23 July 2010) was a Colombian road racing cyclist.[1] He won the two most important stage races in Colombia, the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN two times.[2] He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Bedoya.

Rubén Darío Gómez
Personal information
Full nameRubén Darío Gómez Bedoya
NicknameEl Tigrillo de Pereira
Born(1940-03-03)3 March 1940
Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia
Died23 July 2010(2010-07-23) (aged 70)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1959, 1961)
Clásico RCN (1961, 1962)
Vuelta a Guatemala (1964)

References
  1. "Falleció Rubén Darío Gómez doble campeón de la Vuelta a Colombia". Siteducyclisme.net. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. "Rubén Darío Gómez". De Wielersite. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  3. "Rubén Darío Gómez Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2014.



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