Abelardo Ríos Osorio (born 20 January 1952) is a Colombian former professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He rode in two editions of the

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

and one edition of the

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

. He also competed in the individual road race at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Major results

;1971 : 4th Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Young rider classification ;1972 : 4th Overall Clásico RCN ;1973 : 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia : 9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;1974 : 3rd Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia ;1975 : 2nd Overall Clásico RCN : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;1976 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia ::1st Stages 4 & 6 ::1st Points classification ::1st Combination classification : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cuba ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 5 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 4 ;1977 : 1st MaillotColombia

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez ;1978 : 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia : 1st Stage 1 Clásico RCN : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacá ;1979 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia ;1981 : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN ;1982 : 1st Overall Clásica de El Carmen de Viboral ;1983 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ;1986 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia ;1987 : 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Abelardo 1952 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Antioquia Department Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Vuelta a Colombia stage winners 20th-century Colombian sportsmen