Martín Emilio "Cochise" Rodríguez

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Martín Emilio Rodríguez
Personal information
Full name Martín Emilio Rodríguez Gutiérrez
Nickname Cochise
Date of birth April 14, 1942 (1942-04-14) (age 66)
Country Flag of Colombia Colombia
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Vuelta al Táchira (1966, 1968, 1971)
Infobox last updated on:
August 9th, 2007

Martín Emilio "Cochise" Rodríguez (born April 14, 1942 in Medellín, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He is known by his nickname Cochise. Cochise started his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1961. He would win his first Vuelta two years later in 1963 and would win the event four times in total. He was the road racing champion of Colombia in 1965. He had won gold in the 4,000 metre pursuit at the Central American Games in 1962, the Bolivarian Games in 1965, the American Games in 1965 and 1966 and the Pan-American Games in 1967.[1] Cochise also won Colombia’s second most important stage race, the Clásico RCN, in 1963 as well as winning the Vuelta al Táchira in Venezuela three times.[2] On the 7th October, 1970, Cochise beat the world hour record. Cochise turned professional in 1973 where he won two stages in the Giro d’Italia. Cochise was partnered with the great Italian champion Felice Gimondi for two man time trial events and won the 1973 Baracchi Trophy and the Verona Grand Prix. Cochise rode the 1975 Tour de France and finished 27th overall. After 1975, Cochise returned to Colombia and competed again as an amateur, winning a final stage in the Vuelta a Colombia in 1980.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. ISBN 1-85410-837-9. 
  2. ^ Martin Emilio Cochise Roderiguez. Lopasia. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.