Hernán Buenahora

Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez (born 18 March 1967) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career. He turned professional in 1990 and placed 18th in the 1994 Tour de France, 10th in the 1995 Tour, 22nd in the 1997 Tour, and 64th in the 1999 Tour.

Hernán Buenahora
Personal information
Full nameHernán Buenahora Gutíerrez
NicknameEl Cabrito de Barichara
Born (1967-03-18) 18 March 1967
Barichara, Santander, Colombia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2005–2006Alcaldía de Cabimas
2007–2008Lotería de Boyacá
2010Formesan
2011GW–Shimano
Professional teams
1990Café de Colombia
1991–1997Kelme–Ibexpress
1998–1999Vitalicio Seguros
2000–2001Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia
2002Cage Maglierie–Olmo
200305 Orbitel
2003–2004Labarca-2–Café Baqué
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Combativity award (1995)

Stage races

Volta a Catalunya (1998)

Riding in the 2006–07 UCI America Tour events, Buenahora won the overall titles of the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and the Vuelta al Táchira, riding for the Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas cycling team. In the prior season, he had been disqualified in the Vuelta al Colombia when, whilst leading the race, he had a non-negative doping control. However, Buenahora still managed to finish second overall.

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