Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.
During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension.
Major results
1985 5th Overall Clásico RCN 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1986 1st Subida a Urkiola 3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo 1987 5th Overall Vuelta a España 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1989 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia 3rd Overall Vuelta a España 1st Mountains classification 1st Combination classification 1990 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1991 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia 4th Overall Clásico RCN 1992 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España 9th Overall Paris–Nice 1993 3rd Overall Clásico RCN 1994 5th Overall Clásico RCN 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1995 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 8th Overall Clásico RCN
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Vuelta a España5DNF3DNFDNF45 Giro d'Italia—————— Tour de FranceDNF——384824
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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