1995 Vuelta a Colombia

Race details
Dates	April 18 – May 1, 1995
Stages	13
Distance	1,927 km (1,197 mi)
Winning time	53h 28' 25"
Results
Winner  Chepe González (COL) (Pony Malta-Kelme)   Second  Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) (Aguardiente)   Third  Álvaro Sierra (COL) (Gaseosas Glacial)   Points  Elder Herrera (COL) (Ron Medellín-Lotín)   Mountains  Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL) (Gaseosas Glacial)   Youth  Gregorio Ladino (COL) (Postobón Aficionado)   Combination  Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) (Aguardiente)   Team Aguardiente

The 45th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia, a bicycle stage race was held from April 18 to May 1, 1995. There were a total number of 111 competitors.

Stages

1995-04-18: Paipa — Paipa (6.2 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Pedro Rodríguez (ECU)	07.27	Pedro Rodríguez (ECU)	07.27
2.	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.07	Elder Herrera (COL)	+0.07
3.	Germán Ospina (COL)	+0.08	Germán Ospina (COL)	+0.08

1995-04-19: Duitama — Villa de Leiva (177.3 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ruber Marín (COL)	04:07.03
2.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	—
3.	Óscar Alveiro (COL)	—

1995-04-20: Villa de Leiva — Pacho (198.1 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Chepe González (COL)	05:19.05
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.02
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.03

1995-04-21: Funza — Mariquita (157.1 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Cárdenas (COL)	03:45.16
2.	Edward Ruiz (COL)	—
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.52

1995-04-22: Honda — Manizales (143.7 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	04:38.18
2.	Chepe González (COL)	+1.02
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.11

1995-04-23: Manizales — Santa Helena del Opón (214.2 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Pedro Rodríguez (ECU)	05:54.06	Libardo Niño (COL)	23:52.33
2.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	—	Chepe González (COL)	+0.51
3.	Chepe González (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.38

1995-04-23: Caldas — Palestina (172.3 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	04:09.12	Libardo Niño (COL)
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.06
3.	Chepe González (COL)	+0.09

1995-04-25: Pereira — Cali (206.5 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Leonardo Cardona (COL)	04:28.26	Libardo Niño (COL)	33:01.25
2.	Óscar Giraldo (COL)	—	Chepe González (COL)	+0.47
3.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.28

1995-04-26: Cali — Buenaventura (127.8 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	02:55.45	Libardo Niño (COL)	35:57.10
2.	Jorge Otálvaro (COL)	—	Chepe González (COL)	+0.47
3.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.28

1995-04-27: Buenaventura — Buga (122.3 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	03:15.38
2.	Efraím Rico (COL)	—
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—

1995-04-28: Buga — Armenia (187.6 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Carlos Humberto Cabrera (COL)	04:42.28	Chepe González (COL)	44:01.14
2.	Francisco Orozco (COL)	+0.28	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.41
3.	Alfonso Alayón (COL)	+4.50	Libardo Niño (COL)	+1.29

1995-04-29: Armenia — Ibagué (115.2 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Chepe González (COL)	03:16.29	Chepe González (COL)	47:17.43
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.13	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.54
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.19	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+2.48

1995-04-30: Ibagué — Santa Fé de Bogotá (213.7 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	05:27.41	Chepe González (COL)	52:47.29
2.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.54
3.	José Ángel Robles (COL)	—	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+2.48

1995-05-01: Bogotá — Alto de Patios (26 km)

Place	Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	0:40.11	Chepe González (COL)	53:28.25
2.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	+0.23	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.09
3.	Chepe González (COL)	+0.45	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+3.41

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Chepe González (COL)	Pony Malta-Kelme	53:28:25
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 0.09
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Gaseosas Glacial	+ 3.41
4.	Elkin Barrera (COL)	Gaseosas Glacial	+ 5.21
5.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Pony Malta-Kelme	+ 6.05
6.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 6.39
7.	Carlos Jaramillo (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 7.55
8.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	Manzana Postobón	+ 8.19
9.	Elder Herrera (COL)	Ron Medellín-Lotín	+ 11.18
10.	Fabio Rodríguez (COL)	Gaseosas Glacial	+ 12.00

Teams

See also

• 1995 Clásico RCN

References

• pedalesybielas (Archived 2009-10-21)
• cyclingwebsite