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)

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


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