Luis Herrera is a racing cyclist Colombia N, born the May 4th 1961. It affectionately was called " Lucho." A national hero of 57 kg! He was the first runner to gain the classification of best climbing in the three large turns since Federico Bahamontes in the Fifties.

Prize list

1984

• Classico RCN + a stage
• 17th stage of the Tour de France

1985

• Turn of Colombia
• 6th and 8th stages of the Turn of Colombia
• 11th and 14th stages of the climbing Tour de France
• Better of the Tour de France

1986

• Classico RCN
• Prolog, 2nd and 4th stages of Classico RCN
• Turn of Colombia
• 7th stage of the Turn of Colombia

1987

• Turn of Spain
• 11th stage of the Turn of Spain
• Prolog of the climbing Turn of Colombia
• Better of the climbing Tour de France
• Better of the Turn of Spain

1988

• Dauphiné Libéré
• 6th stage B of the Dauphiné Libéré
• Turn of Colombia
• 3rd and 11th stages of the Turn of Colombia

1989

• 13th and 18th stages of the climbing Turn of Italy
• Better of the Turn of Italy

1991

• Dauphiné Libéré
• 6th stage of the Dauphiné Libéré
• 6th stage of the Turn of Catalonia
• 16th stage of the climbing Turn of Spain
• Better of the Turn of Spain

1992

• Turn of Aragon
• 4th stage of the Turn of Aragon
• 9th stage of the Turn of Italy

Results on the Tour de France

• 1984 : 27e of general classification, victorious of the 17th stage.

• 1985 : 7th of general classification, victorious of 11th and 14th stages, better climbing.
• 1986 : 22e of general classification.
• 1987 : 5th of general classification, better climbing.
• 1988 : 6th of general classification.
• 1989 : 19th of general classification.

Results on the Turn of Spain

• 1985 : Abandonment.

• 1987 : 1st of general classification, victorious of the 11th stage, better climbing.
• 1988 : 20th of general classification.
• 1990 : 12th of general classification.
• 1991 : 13th of general classification, victorious of the 16th stage, better climbing.

Results on the Turn of Italy

• 1989 : 18th of general classification, victorious of 13th and 18th stages, better climbing.

• 1992 : 8th of general classification, victorious of the 9th stage.