Víctor Hugo Peña
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Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales (born July 10, 1974 in Bogotá) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides the for the Rock Racing professional cycling team. In 2003, Peña became the first Colombian to wear the maillot jaune at the Tour de France.
Peña's 2003 Tour de France, where he served as domestique for Lance Armstrong, is described in detail in Matt Rendell's book 'A Significant Other'. The book also describes the rider's amateur and early professional career.
[edit] Results and Teams
- 1997–Telecom-Flavia
- 1998–Avianca
- Mountains Competition – Midre Libre
- Mountains Competition – Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
- Points Competition – Vuelta a Colombia
- Prologue – Vuelta a Colombia
- Stage 6–Vuelta a Colombia
- 1999–Vitalicio Seguros
- 2nd, Stage – Vuelta a España
- 2000– Vitalicio Seguros
- Stage 11–Giro d'Italia
- 15th, Overall – Giro d'Italia
- 2001–US Postal Service
- 2002–US Postal Service
- Overall – Vuelta a Murcia
- Stage 4 (ITT) – Ronde van Nederland
- 2003–US Postal Service Presented by Berry Floor
- Yellow Jersey (after Stage 4 TTT) – Tour de France (held jersey for 3 days)
- Stage 4–Vuelta a Murcia
- 2004–US Postal Service Presented by Berry Floor
- 2nd, Overall – Volta ao Algarve
- 2nd, Stage 8–Vuelta a España
- 2005–Phonak Hearing Systems
- 10th – World Cycling Championships – Individual Time Trial
- 2006–Phonak Hearing Systems
- 2007–Unibet.com
- 1st, Sprint classification, Volta a Catalunya
- 2008–Rock Racing
- 1st stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia
[edit] Website
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| NAME | Peña, Víctor Hugo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peña Grisales, Víctor Hugo |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-07-10 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogotá, Colombia |
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