Pablo Wilches

Pablo Wilches (born 13 July 1955) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and five editions of the Vuelta a España. In the 1987 Tour de France, Wilches was in 7th overall going into stage 20, but was unable to finish. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia the same year.

Pablo Wilches

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Emilio Wilches Tumbia
Born	(1955-07-13) 13 July 1955 Fusagasugá, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1983	Ahorros Banco de Colombia
1984	Leche La Gran Vía
Professional teams
1984	Splendor–Mondial Moquettes–Marc
1985	Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic
1986–1989	Postobón–Manzana
1990–1991	Pony Malta
1992–1993	Gaseosas Glacial
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1987)

Major results

1982

1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia

1984

6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1985

5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1986

1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia

1987

1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

2nd Overall Clásico RCN

1st Stages 6 & 8 (ITT)

1988

1st Stage 9 Coors Classic

3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 7

3rd Overall Clásico RCN

1st Stage 1

1989

3rd Overall Clásico RCN

1st Stage 6

4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 10

1991

1st Stages 2 & 11 Vuelta a Colombia

1st Prologue & Stages 4 (ITT) & 9 Clásico RCN

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
Tour de France	DNF	DNF	—	DNF	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	39	29	24	—	33	24	—

External links

• Pablo Wilches at Cycling Archives (archive)