Óscar Vargas (cyclist)

Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born March 23, 1964 in Urrao, Antioquia) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.

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
1986
3rd in Clasica de Sabiñanigo (ESP)
1st in Subida Urkiola (ESP)
1987
5th in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
1989
3rd in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
1st in Mountains Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)
1990
2nd in  Colombia National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia, Bogota (COL)
38th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
1991
3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)
48th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
1992
24th in General Classification Tour de France (FRA)
1994
6th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)
1995
1st in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL)
3rd in  Colombia National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL
8th in General Classification Clásico RCN (COL)
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References
  1. "Óscar Vargas, positivo" (in Spanish). El País. 29 May 1992. Retrieved 12 March 2019.


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