José Alirio Contreras

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Contreras and the second or maternal family name is Vásquez.
José Alirio Contreras
Personal information
Born (1978-03-21) March 21, 1978 (age 46)
Venezuela
Team information
DisciplineRacing
RoleRider

José Alirio Contreras Vásquez (born March 21, 1978) is a retired Venezuelan professional racing cyclist. A mountain specialist, he led the 2010 Vuelta al Táchira for much of the race.[1] Contreras raced with the Lotería del Táchira team for most of his professional career.[2]

After the 2015 Vuelta al Tachira, Contreras signed with a new cycling team, sponsored by the Government of Mérida – Fundarujano.[2] Contreras recorded his last professional race two months later in April 2015, when he did not finish stage six of the Vuelta Mexico.[3]

Career

2005
3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Santa Cruz de Mora (VEN)
1st in Mountains Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN)[4]
2006
3rd in General Classification Vuelta al Tachira (VEN)[5]
2009
7th in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Camargo ganó la sexta etapa de la Vuelta al Táchira". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). January 18, 2010. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. ^ a b "Alarcón firmó con Lotería y Contreras se unió a Rujano - lavinotinto.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  3. ^ "2015 Vuelta a Mexico". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  4. ^ "42ème Vuelta a Venezuela 2005". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  5. ^ "José Alirio Contreras sigue al frente de la Vuelta al Táchira". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  6. ^ "José Rujano asegura que correrá la Vuelta a Colombia de 2009". EsCiclismo.com (in Spanish). 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2024-11-10.


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