Álvaro Mejía Castrillón

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Álvaro Mejía
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Mejía Castrillón
Date of birth January 19, 1967 (1967-01-19) (age 41)
Country Flag of Colombia Colombia
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1989–1992
1993–1995
1997
Postóbon-Manzana
Motorola
Petroleo de Colombia
Major wins
Tour de France, Maillot blanc (1991)
Volta a Catalunya (1993)
Infobox last updated on:
January 18, 2008

Álvaro Mejía Castrillón (born January 19, 1967 in Santa Rosa de Cabral) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won the Maillot blanc in 1991 Tour de France and finished fourth in the 1993 Tour de France. He also won other stage races like Volta a Catalunya, Vuelta a Murcia, Route du Sud and Vuelta a Galicia.

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Persondata
NAME Mejía Castrillón, Álvaro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1967-1-19
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Rosa de Cabral, Colombia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH