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| Full name | Álvaro Mejía Castrillón | ||
| Nickname | El Cometa | ||
| Born | January 19, 1967 Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1989–1992 1993–1995 1997 |
Postóbon-Manzana Motorola Petroleo de Colombia |
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| Infobox last updated on January 18, 2008 |
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Álvaro Mejía Castrillón (born January 19, 1967 in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda Department) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won the young rider classification in the 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.