Personal information | |
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Full name | Rubén Darío Gómez Bedoya |
Nickname | El Tigrillo de Pereira |
Born |
Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia |
3 March 1940
Died | 23 July 2010 | (aged 70)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a Colombia (1959, 1961) Clásico RCN (1961, 1962) Vuelta a Guatemala (1964) |
Rubén Darío Gómez (3 March 1940 – 23 July 2010) was a Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the two most important stage races in Colombia, the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN two times. He also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.