| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Cabrera Castañeda |
| Born | (1960-08-15)15 August 1960 Pacho, Colombia |
| Died | 21 March 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 61) Pacho, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1982 | Aguardiente Superior |
| 1983–1984 | Colombia–Piles Varta |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985 | Reynolds |
| 1986–1987 | Reynolds |
| 1988–1989 | Café de Colombia |
Samuel Cabrera Castañeda (15 August 1960 – 21 March 2022) was a Colombian professional road cyclist.1
Cabrera died on 21 March 2022, after being struck by lightning while working on his farm.2 He was 61.
Major results
- 1980
- 1st overall Vuelta a Guatemala
- 1981
- 5th overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 7th overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1982
- 1st overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st stages 7 and 8
- 1st stage 7 Vuelta a Guatemala
- 3rd overall Clásico RCN
- 1983
- 5th overall Clásico RCN
- 6th overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1985
- 2nd overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
- 3rd overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 1988
- 2nd overall Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st stage 1
- 2nd overall Tour the Americas
- 1st stage 1
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
 Tour de France
|
57 | 32 | — | 11 | DNF | 31 | 49 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | DNF | 35 | 44 | DNF | — |
References
References
- "Samuel Cabrera Cataneda". Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- Un rayo mata al colombiano Samuel Cabrera (in Spanish)