Óscar Vargas (cyclist)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargasand the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.

Óscar Vargas

Personal information
Full name	Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo
Born	(1964-03-23) 23 March 1964 (age 61) Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider Directeur sportif
Professional teams
1985–1986	Kelme–Merckx
1987–1991	Postobón–Manzana
1992	Amaya Seguros
1993–1995	Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín
Managerial teams
2014	GW–Shimano
2015–2019	Team Manzana Postobón
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España Mountains classification (1989) Combination classification (1989)

Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.

During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension. ^[1]

Major results

1985

5th Overall Clásico RCN

8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1986

1st Subida a Urkiola

3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo

1987

5th Overall Vuelta a España

8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1989

1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia

3rd Overall Vuelta a España

1st Mountains classification

1st Combination classification

1990

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

7th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1991

2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia

4th Overall Clásico RCN

1992

1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España

9th Overall Paris–Nice

1993

3rd Overall Clásico RCN

1994

5th Overall Clásico RCN

6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1995

1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

8th Overall Clásico RCN

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Vuelta a España	5	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	45
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	DNF	—	—	38	48	24

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. "Óscar Vargas, positivo" (in Spanish). El País. 29 May 1992. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

• Óscar Vargas at Cycling Archives ( archive )