Rafael Antonio Niño

Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born December 11, 1949 in Cucaita, Boyaca, Colombia) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d'Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s.[1] He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita.[2] He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team that disputed the Tour de France during the 1980s, Café de Colombia.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Niño and the second or maternal family name is Munévar.
Rafael Antonio Niño
Personal information
Full nameRafael Antonio Niño Munévar
NicknameEl Niño de Cucaita
Born (1949-12-11) December 11, 1949
Cucaita, Colombia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (6 times)
Clásico RCN (5 times)

References
  1. Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
  2. "Vuelta a Colombia". decolombia.net. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  3. "Rafael Antonio Niño, nuevo técnico de Lotería de Boyacá". Boyaca government. Retrieved 2007-08-09.


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