Gustavo Wilches
Colombian road cyclist (born 1962)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Gustavo Wilches Tumbia |
Born | (1962-08-23) 23 August 1962 (age 62) Facatativá, Colombia |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1987–1991 | Postobón–Manzana |
1992–1993 | Gaseosas Glacial |
1994 | Jaisa–Banco popular–Philips |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a Colombia (1990) Clásico RCN (1990) | |
Gustavo Wilches Tumbia (born 23 August 1962) is a Colombian former road cyclist. He notably won the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN in 1990. He also rode in the 1988 and 1990 Vuelta a España.[1] His brothers Pablo, Ricardo and Marcos were also cyclists.
In 2001, Wilches was arrested and charged for attempting to smuggle 40 capsules of heroin through the El Dorado International Airport.[2]
Major results
- 1986
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 8
- 1987
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1990
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 8
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
- 1991
- 1st Stage 8 Clásico RCN
- 1993
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Chiriquí
References
External links
- Gustavo Wilches at Cycling Archives
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