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Antonin Magne (Tour de France winner 1931 and 1934) did not attend the Tour de France in 1932, but he visited the race. This was the year when André Leducq won his second Tour de France title. (He was the winner also in 1930) RELATED POSTS [su_posts posts_per_page=”7″ tax_term=”465,386,454″ order=”desc” orderby=”rand”]
Luis Herrera was born on 4 May 1961 in Fusagasugá, Colombia. He was the first Colombian to win a Tour de France stage. The victory on the top of Alpe d’Huez in 1984 was Herrera’s first notable triumph, he achieved it as an amateur rider. Although amateurs were time to time part of the peloton of the Tour de France, especially in the early years, this was the first time, that this type of rider managed to win a stage. Luis Herrera turned professional in 1985. As his first victory already has indicated, he was an excellent climber and became the second rider (after Federico Bahamontes) to win the King of the Mountains competitions of… Read More »Cycling Who’s Who: Luis Herrera