Luis Herrera

Luis Herrera

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Luis Herrera


fullname = Luis Alberto Herrera
nickname = Lucho
El jardinerito de Fusagasugá
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|4|4
country = COL
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Climbing specialist
amateurteams =Valyin de Pereira
Lotería de Boyacá
Leche La Gran Vía
Varta Nacional A
amateuryears = 1981
1982
1983
1984
proyears =1985-1990 1991-1992
proteams =Café de Colombia
Ryalco Postobon
majorwins = Vuelta a España (1987), 2 stages
:King of the Mountains (1987, 1991)Tour de France, 3 stages:King of the Mountains (1985, 1987)Giro d'Italia, 3 stages:King of the Mountains (1989)Dauphiné Libéré (1988, 1991)
Clásico RCN (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Vuelta a Colombia (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)
updated = January 10, 2007
:"For the former president of Venezuela, see Luis Herrera Campins. For the footballer, see Luis Fernando Herrera.

Luis Alberto "Lucho" Herrera known as "el jardinerito" (the little gardener) (born May 4, 1961 in Fusagasugá, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that in Colombia.

He entered his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1981 where he finished 16th overall and 3rd in the New Rider competition. [cite web|url=http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Vcol/Vcol1981.htm|title=31a Vuelta a Colombia 1981|accessdate=2007-10-20] Although he abandoned his second Vuelta a Colombia in 1982, he won Colombia's second major stage-race the Clásico RCN. In 1983 Herrera won Clásico RCN again as well as two stages and finishing second overall to Alfonso Florez Ortiz in the 1983 Vuelta a Colombia. [cite web|url=http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Vcol/Vcol1983.htm|title=33a Vuelta a Colombia|accessdate=2007-10-20] In 1984 he would win the Vuelta a Colombia, the Clásico RCN as well as winning stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the first Colombian to win a stage of the race. He would win the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN four times each but his greatest achievement was in 1987, when he won the Vuelta a España, the first South American to win a Grand Tour. Herrera also won the Dauphiné Libéré in 1988 and 1991 and five "King of the Mountains" jerseys from the three Grand Tours.

Luis Herrera is the second rider to win the "King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain.

Major accomplishments

;Tour de France: 27th overall (1984):: 1st, Stage 17: 7th overall (1985):: 1st, Stage 11:: 1st, Stage 14::Winner ): 22nd overall (1986): 5th overall (1987)::Winner ): 6th overall (1988): 19th overall (1989);Giro d'Italia: King of the Mountains (maglia verde) (1989);Vuelta a España: 1st overall (1987): King of the Mountains (green jersey) (1987, 1991);Dauphiné Libéré: 1st overall (1988, 1991)

References

External links

* [http://www.biciclopedia.com/mediawiki-1.4.0/index.php?title=Luis_Herrera Palmarès]
* [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8584 Wielersite Profile]


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