Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez (born 18 March 1967) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career. He turned professional in 1990 and placed 18th in the 1994 Tour de France, 10th in the 1995 Tour, 22nd in the 1997 Tour, and 64th in the 1999 Tour.[1]

Hernán Buenahora
Personal information
Full nameHernán Buenahora Gutíerrez
NicknameEl Cabrito de Barichara
Born (1967-03-18) 18 March 1967 (age 57)
Barichara, Santander, Colombia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2005–2006Alcaldía de Cabimas
2007–2008Lotería de Boyacá
2010Formesan
2011GW–Shimano
Professional teams
1990Café de Colombia
1991–1997Kelme–Ibexpress
1998–1999Vitalicio Seguros
2000–2001Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia
2002Cage Maglierie–Olmo
200305 Orbitel
2003–2004Labarca-2–Café Baqué
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Combativity classification (1995)

Stage races

Volta a Catalunya (1998)

Riding in the 2006–07 UCI America Tour events, Buenahora won the overall titles of the Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes and the Vuelta al Táchira, riding for the Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas cycling team. In the prior season, he had been disqualified in the Vuelta al Colombia when, whilst leading the race, he had a non-negative doping control. However, Buenahora still managed to finish second overall.[2]

Major results

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1989
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Mexico
2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1990
1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Táchira
5th Overall Clásico RCN
6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 7
1991
8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
1992
6th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1994
1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
1995
10th Overall Tour de France
1st   Combativity award Stage 11 & Overall
1996
1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
1997
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia
1998
1st   Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 6 & 7
1999
8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
9th Overall Giro del Trentino
2000
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
2001
1st   Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stages 6, 7, 9 & 15 (ITT)
2002
6th Giro del Friuli
2003
3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
2004
1st Overall Clásico RCN
1st Prologue & Stage 7 (ITT)
2005
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia
2006
1st Overall Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia
3rd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
1st Stage 6
2007
1st Overall Vuelta al Táchira
1st Stages 4 & 12 (ITT)
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2008
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stages 8 (ITT) & 11

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  Giro d'Italia DNF DNF 18 11 DNF 27 15 6 13
  Tour de France 18 10 DNF 22 DNF 64
 /  Vuelta a España DNF 16 13 DNF 32

References

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  1. ^ "Hernán Buenahora Grand Tour Starts". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ Westemeyer, Susan (2 October 2007). "Tuft holds on for America win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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