One-day races and Classics Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo (born November 24, 1973, in Encino, Santander) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed both as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014.
[1] In the 2001 Tour de France, Cardenas took one of the biggest victory of his career on the mountainous stage 12.
He crossed the line solo in Ax-les-Thermes, with Roberto Laiseka and Lance Armstrong rounding the podium.
He performed his trademark victory salute, standing on the pedals with arms raised high in the air.
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