Javier Amado Suárez Cueva (born 3 November 1943) is a retired
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
road racing cyclist
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. He won the
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
in 1965 and the
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.
The event is sponsored by ...
in 1965 and 1966.
His nickname was El ñato.
He also competed in the
team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo as part of the Colombian team.
Major results
;1962
: 3rd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stage 11
;1963
: 1st Stage 9
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
;1964
: 1st Stage 6
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
;1965
: 1st Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stages 7, 11, 14, 15 & 17
: 1st Overall
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.
The event is sponsored by ...
::1st Stage 1
;1966
: 1st Overall
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.
The event is sponsored by ...
::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 1
:
Central American and Caribbean Games
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::1st

Team time trial
::2nd

Road race
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stage 14
;1967
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
::1st Stage 19
;1968
: 1st Stage 3
Clásico RCN
The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.
The event is sponsored by ...
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Colombian male cyclists
Cyclists from Antioquia Department
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
20th-century Colombian sportsmen
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