Personal information | |
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Full name | Rafaël Antonio Acevedo Porras |
Nickname | Pichirilo |
Born | Sogamoso, Colombia | 4 May 1957
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
1982 | Loteria de Boyaca |
1984 | Colombia–Piles Varta |
Professional team | |
1985–1989 | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic |
Rafael Antonio Acevedo Porras (born 4 May 1957) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. [1] [2]
Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | 42 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | 12 | 43 | DNF | 18 | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | 44 | — | DNF |
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