Roberto Buitrago

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Buitrago and the second or maternal family name is Dueñas.

Roberto Buitrago
Personal information
Born (1937-01-13) 13 January 1937 (age 87)
Guayatá Boyacá, Colombia[1]
Team information
DisciplineRoad racing
Major wins
1st in the Vuelta a Colombia (1962)
2nd in the Vuelta a Colombia (1960)
3rd in the Vuelta a Colombia (1961)

Roberto Buitrago Dueñas (born 13 January 1937) known as "Pajarito" Buitrago, is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1962 with just 8 seconds over second placed finisher Martin Emilio Rodriguez.[2] He also came second and third in the 1960 and 1961 editions of this race.[3] Buitrago also won the King of the Mountains competition in the 1958 Vuelta a Guatemala[4] and he competed in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hernán Payome Villoria. "Así gané La Vuelta del ´62 Roberto "Pajarito" Buitrago" (in Spanish). Revista solo ciclismo. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Perfiles". Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Roberto Buitrago Duenas". de wielersite. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Campeones de Vuelta a Guatemala". Federacion Nacional de Ciclismo Guatemala. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Roberto Buitrago Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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