Rafael Antonio Niño

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Niño and the second or maternal family name is Munévar.
Rafael Antonio Niño
Personal information
Full name Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar
Nickname El Niño de Cucaita
Born December 11, 1949 (1949-12-11) (age 62)
Cucaita, Colombia
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (6 times)
Clásico RCN (5 times)
Infobox last updated on
September 6, 2007

Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born December 11, 1949 in Cucaita, Boyaca, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d’Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s.[1] He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita.[2] He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team that disputed the Tour de France during the 1980s, Café de Colombia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9. 
  2. ^ "Vuelta a Colombia". decolombia.net. http://decolombia.net/ciclismo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13. Retrieved 2007-08-09. 
  3. ^ "Rafael Antonio Niño, nuevo técnico de Lotería de Boyacá". Boyaca government. http://www.boyaca.gov.co/?idcategoria=1197&download=Y. Retrieved 2007-08-09.