Néstor Mora

{{short description|Colombian cyclist}}

{{family name hatnote|Mora|Zarate|lang=Spanish}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|9|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|2|20|1963|9|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Manizales, Colombia

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| discipline = Road

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| proyears1 = 1985

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CAF|1985}}

| proyears2 = 1986–1988

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|Postobón|1986a}}

| proyears3 = 1989–1994

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|KEL|1989}}

| proyears4 = 1995

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Néstor Oswaldo Mora Zárate (20 September 1963 – 20 February 1995) was a racing cyclist from Colombia, who represented his native country in the individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/nestor-mora-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/nestor-mora-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title= Néstor Mora Olympic Results |accessdate=25 May 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}

Mora was born in Bogotá. He was a professional from 1985 to 1995, most notably winning a stage of the 1990 Vuelta a España. He died in 1995, aged 31, when he was hit by a truck in Manizales while training.

Major results

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;1984

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 8th Road race, Summer Olympics

;1986

: 7th Overall Route du Sud

;1987

: 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia

: 1st Stage 9 Clásico RCN

;1988

: 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia

;1990

: 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España

: 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia

;1991

: 1st Clásica de Cundinamarca

: 1st Clásica de Boyacá

: 1st Stages 1 & 3 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

: 1st Stages 3 & 13 Vuelta a Colombia

;1992

: 1st Clásica a los Puertos

;1993

: 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia

: 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

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=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

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References

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