Guillermo de la Peña

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Guillermo de la Peña
Personal information
Full nameGuillermo de la Peña
Born (1959-02-24) 24 February 1959 (age 64)
Spain
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
1980–1982 Fosforera–Vereco MG
1983–1985 Hueso Chocolates

Guillermo de la Pena (born 24 February 1959) is a Spanish former professional racing cyclist. [1]

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Major results

Sources: [1] [2]

1981
1st Stage 6b Vuelta Asturias
9th Clásica de San Sebastián
1982
1st Stage 6a Vuelta Asturias
3rd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
1984
7th Subida a Arrate
1985
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
1986
6th Subida a Arrate

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 198119821983198419851986
Jersey yellow.svg Vuelta a España 20 11 16 DNF 49
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 32 81
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France Did not Compete
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. 1 2 "Guillermo De La Peña". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. "Guillermo De La Peña - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.