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Félix Cárdenas

Colombian road bicycle racer

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Overview

Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973, in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team until the team's demise in 2009. In the 2001 Tour de France, Cardenas took one of the biggest victory of his career on the mountainous stage 12. He crossed the line solo in Ax-les-Thermes, with Roberto Laiseka and Lance Armstrong rounding the podium. He performed his trademark victory salute, standing on the pedals with arms raised high in the air.

Major results

;1996 : Clásico RCN ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 ;1998 : 6th Overall Clásico RCN ;1999 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;2000 : 1st Mountains classification Tour de Romandie : Tour du Limousin ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a España ;2001 : 1st Mountains classification Volta a Catalunya : 1st Stage 12 Tour de France : 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta ;2002 : 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino : Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 9 & 11 : 5th Giro della Romagna : 7th Giro di Toscana ;2003 : 1st Overall Vuelta a La Rioja ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stages 7 & 11 : 4th Subida al Naranco : 8th Overall Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 16 ;2004 : Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 17 : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias : 7th Subida al Naranco : 8th Gran Premio de Llodio ;2005 : 1st Overall Tour of Japan ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 3 & 5 : 3rd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie : 10th Overall Vuelta a Aragón ;2006 : 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia : 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese : 1st Stage 1 Brixia Tour : 6th Overall Giro del Capo : 9th Overall Peace Race ;2007 : 2nd Overall Giro del Capo ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo : 2nd Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie : 7th Overall Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda : 8th Trofeo Melinda ;2008 : 6th Overall Giro del Capo ;2009 : 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen : 7th Giro di Toscana : 8th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano ;2010 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Clásico RCN ;2011 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 ;2012 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 3, 4 & 10 : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile ::1st Stage 9 ;2013 : 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia ;2014 : 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia : 7th Overall Vuelta al Táchira : 7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

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