Historic Overview Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar
Rider
| Overall Rank | 8216 |
| Name | Rafael Antonio NIÑO MUNÉVAR |
| Country | Colombia |
| Date of birth | 11-Dec-1949 - Cucaita (Boyaca) |
Biography
Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born 11 December 1949) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d'Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s. He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita. He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team, Café de Colombia, that participated in the Tour de France winning several stages during the 1980s.
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Major Victories
| 1970, 1977 | |
| 1977 (3) | |
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Seasons
Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar - Scores by Season
| Year | Team | Score | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1970 | Individual | 9 | 737 | |
| Vuelta a Colombia | |||||
| 10/05 | General Classification | 1 | |||
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| 2. | 1971 | Individual | 8 | 741 | |
| Vuelta a Colombia | |||||
| 09/05 | General Classification | 3 | |||
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| 3. | 1972 | Individual | 6 | 743 | |
| 4. | 1973 | Individual | 14 | 563 | |
| 5. | 1974 | Jollj Ceramica | 165 | 239 | |
| 09/03 | Milano - Torino | 46 | |||
| 26/03 | Giro di Sicilia | 27 | |||
| Tour de Romandie | |||||
| 12/05 | General Classification | 33 | |||
| Tour de Suisse | |||||
| 21/06 | General Classification | 17 | |||
| Giro d'Italia | |||||
| General Classification | 41 | ||||
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| 6. | 1975 | Individual | 25 | 442 | |
| 7. | 1976 | Individual | 6 | 727 | |
| 8. | 1977 | Individual | 37 | 425 | |
| Vuelta a Colombia | |||||
| 30/05 | Stage 7 | 1 | |||
| 02/06 | Stage 10 | 1 | |||
| 03/06 | Stage 11 | 1 | |||
| 05/06 | General Classification | 1 | |||
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| 9. | 1978 | Individual | 23 | 522 | |
| 10. | 1979 | Individual | 9 | 672 | |
| Vuelta a Colombia | |||||
| 06/05 | General Classification | 4 | |||
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| 11. | 1980 | Individual | 20 | 570 | |
| 12. | 1981 | Individual | 3 | 964 | |
| Overall: | 325 | 8216 | |||