Martín Alonso Ramírez Ramírez (born November 8, 1960, in Bogotá) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1984. His mother was a homemaker while his father was a construction worker. Feeling the intense need and desire to earn an income, at age 16 he decided to work as a delivery man for a well known drug store in Bogota, called the Ultramar. It was here that he picked up a passion for cycling. [1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Alonso Ramírez Ramírez |
| Nickname | El Negro |
| Born | November 8, 1960 Bogota, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1984 | Varta |
| Professional teams | |
| 1984 | Système U |
| 1985 | Varta |
| 1986 | Fagor |
| 1987–1989 | Café de Colombia–Varta |
| 1990 | Pony Malta–Avianca |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Major results
- 1982
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 1 Coors Classic
- 1984
- 1st
Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - 4th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Prologue
- 1985
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Avenir- 1st Stage 8
- 1987
- 9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1990
- 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | DNF | — | 42 | 13 | DNF | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | 23 | — | 18 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
External links
- Martín Ramírez at Cycling Archives
- (fr) Martín Ramírez teams