Luis Herrera

Luis Herrera
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Herrera
Nickname Lucho
El jardinerito de FusagasugĆ”
Born May 4, 1961 (1961-05-04) (age 50)
FusagasugĆ”, Colombia
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Amateur team(s)
1981
1982
1983
1984
Valyin de Pereira
LoterĆ­a de BoyacĆ”
Leche La Gran VĆ­a
Varta Nacional A
Professional team(s)
1985-1990
1991-1992
CafƩ de Colombia
Ryalco Postobon
Major wins
Vuelta a EspaƱa (1987), 2 stages
King of the Mountains (1987, 1991)

Tour de France, 3 stages

King of the Mountains (1985, 1987)

Giro d'Italia, 3 stages

King of the Mountains (1989)
DauphinƩ LibƩrƩ (1988, 1991)
ClƔsico RCN (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Vuelta a Colombia (1984, 1985, 1986, 1988)
Infobox last updated on
January 10, 2007

Luis Alberto "Lucho" Herrera Herrera known as "el jardinerito" (the little gardener) (born May 4, 1961 in FusagasugĆ”, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that in Colombia.

He entered his first Vuelta a Colombia in 1981 where he finished 16th overall and 3rd in the New Rider competition.[1] Although he abandoned his second Vuelta a Colombia in 1982, he won Colombia's second major stage-race the ClƔsico RCN. In 1983 Herrera won ClƔsico RCN again as well as two stages and finishing second overall to Alfonso Florez Ortiz in the 1983 Vuelta a Colombia.[2] In 1984 he would win the Vuelta a Colombia, the ClƔsico RCN as well as winning stage 17 to Alpe d'Huez in the 1984 Tour de France, becoming the first Colombian to win a stage of the race. He would win the Vuelta a Colombia and the ClƔsico RCN four times each but his greatest achievement was in 1987, when he won the Vuelta a EspaƱa, the first South American to win a Grand Tour. Herrera also won the CritƩrium du DauphinƩ LibƩrƩ in 1988 and 1991 and five "King of the Mountains" jerseys from the three Grand Tours.

Luis Herrera is the second rider to win the "King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain.

Major accomplishments

Tour de France
27th overall (1984)
1st, Stage 17
7th overall (1985)
1st, Stage 11
1st, Stage 14
Winner King of the Mountains (polka dot jersey)
22nd overall (1986)
5th overall (1987)
Winner King of the Mountains (polka dot jersey)
6th overall (1988)
19th overall (1989)
Giro d'Italia
King of the Mountains (maglia verde) (1989)
Vuelta a EspaƱa
1st overall (1987)
King of the Mountains (green jersey) (1987, 1991)
CritƩrium du DauphinƩ LibƩrƩ
1st overall (1988, 1991)

References

  1. ^ "31a Vuelta a Colombia 1981". http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Vcol/Vcol1981.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 
  2. ^ "33a Vuelta a Colombia". http://members.fortunecity.es/pedalear/Vcol/Vcol1983.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 

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