Héctor Palacio
Colombian cyclist
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Héctor Ivan Palacio Montoya (born 12 May 1969)[1] is a Colombian former professional cyclist. During the 1992 Olympic Games, Palacio represented Colombia in the individual road race, where he finished 52nd.[2] He most notably won the Vuelta a Colombia in 2000.
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| Born | 12 May 1969 Envigado, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | 05 Orbitel | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Postobón–Manzana | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Flavia–Telecom | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 05 Orbitel | |||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vuelta a Colombia (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
- 1990
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica
- 1991
- 1st
Team time trial, Pan American Games - 1994
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1995
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 9
- 1996
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 4 & 13
- 1997
- 1st
Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya - 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 1
- 1998
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 12
- 1999
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2000
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 2 Clásico RCN
