Rafael Antonio Niño

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar
Nickname	El Niño de Cucaita
Born	(1949-12-11) 11 December 1949 Cucaita, Colombia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Amateur teams
1970	Junta Adminis. de Deportes
1971	Singer
1972	Postobón
1973	Ferretería Reina Ltda
1975–1977	Banco Cafetero
1978	Benotto
1979	Lotería de Boyacá
1980	Droguería Yaneth
1981–1982	Lotería de Boyacá
Professional team
1974	Jollj Ceramica
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (6 times) Clásico RCN (5 times)

Rafael Antonio Niño Munévar (born 11 December 1949) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. He won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1970. After that he became a professional cyclist from 1973 to 1974. He participated in the Giro d'Italia. After one year as a professional he returned to Colombia and set up the Banco Cafetero team of which he was the undisputed leader. With this strong team he dominated the Vuelta a Colombia and the Clásico RCN during the 1970s.^[1] He earned the nickname El Niño de Cucaita.^[2] He won a record six editions of the Vuelta a Colombia. After he retired he became a technical director of the Colombia professional cycling team, Café de Colombia, that participated in the Tour de France winning several stages during the 1980s.^[3]

Major results

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