Elkin Barrera
Encyclopedia
Elkin Gilberto Barrera Chapparo (born July 6, 1971 in Sogamoso
, Boyacá
) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia
, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000.
1996
1997
2000
Sogamoso
Sogamoso is a city in the Boyacá department of Colombia.The origin of Sogamoso goes back in the cosmogony, Chibcha, to the creation of the Sun. In the valley of Iraca the Sun was born...
, Boyacá
Boyacá Department
Boyacá is one of the 32 Departments of Colombia, and the remnant of one of the original nine states of the "United States of Colombia".Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela, although the western end...
) is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000.
Career
1995- 5º in General Classification Clásico RCN1995 Clásico RCNThe 35th edition of the Clásico RCN was held from March 11 to March 20, 1995 in Colombia. The stage race, with an UCI rate of 2.4, started in Medellín, and finished in Bogotá...
(COL) - 4º in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia1995 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 45th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 18 to May 1, 1995. There were a total number of 111 competitors.-1995-04-18: Paipa — Paipa :-1995-04-19: Duitama — Villa de Leiva :...
(COL)
1996
- 1º in Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia1996 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, with two foreigners — one Spaniard and one Ecuadorian rider — and 77 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.-1996-04-21: Bogotá — Colmena...
, Cali (COL) - 4º in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia1996 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, with two foreigners — one Spaniard and one Ecuadorian rider — and 77 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.-1996-04-21: Bogotá — Colmena...
(COL)
1997
- 3º in Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia1997 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders.-1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga :...
, Zipaquirá (COL) - 1º in Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia1997 Vuelta a ColombiaThe 47th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 4, 1997. There were a total of 119 competitors, including six Mexican riders.-1997-04-21: Bucaramanga — Bucaramanga :...
, Sevilla (COL)
2000
- 1º in Stage 7 Clásico RCNClásico RCNThe Clásico RCN is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October...
, Madrid (COL)