Néstor Mora

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Zarate.

Néstor Oswaldo Mora Zárate (20 September 1963 – 20 February 1995) was a racing cyclist from Colombia, who represented his native country in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Néstor Mora

Personal information
Born	(1963-09-20)20 September 1963 Bogotá, Colombia
Died	20 February 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 31) Manizales, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1985	Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic
1986–1988	Postobón–Manzana
1989–1994	Kelme
1995	Postobón–Manzana

Mora was born in Bogotá. He was a professional from 1985 to 1995, most notably winning a stage of the 1990 Vuelta a España. He died in 1995, aged 31, when he was hit by a truck in Manizales while training.

Major results

1984

1st Road race, National Road Championships

8th Road race, Summer Olympics

1986

7th Overall Route du Sud

1987

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN

1988

1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia

1990

1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España

1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia

1991

1st Clásica de Cundinamarca

1st Clásica de Boyacá

1st Stages 1 & 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

1st Stages 3 & 13 Vuelta a Colombia

1992

1st Clásica a los Puertos

1993

1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Giro d'Italia	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	71
Tour de France	118	83	63	—	—	86	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	23	21	42	46	42	29	35	33	60

External links

• Néstor Mora at Cycling Archives (archived)