Félix Cárdenas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cárdenas and the second or maternal family name is Ravalo.

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. He previously rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise in 2009.^[1]

Félix Cárdenas
Personal information

Full name	Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo
Born	November 24, 1973 (age 50) Encino, Santander, Colombia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Amateur teams
1995–1996	Pony Malta
1997	Lotería de Boyacá
1998	Petróleos de Colombia
1999	Lotería de Santander
2010–2012	GW–Shimano
2013–2014	Formesan–Bogotá Humana
Professional teams
2000–2001	Kelme–Costa Blanca
2002	Cage Maglierie
2003	05 Orbitel
2003–2004	Cafés Baque
2005–2009	Barloworld
Managerial team
2017	GW–Shimano
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2001) Vuelta a España Mountains classification (2003, 2004) 3 individual stages (2000, 2003, 2004) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2010, 2012)

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.^[2]

^ "CQ – CARDENAS RAVALO Felix Rafael". Cqranking.com. 1972-11-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
^ Tim Maloney (20 July 2001). "California Dreaming and Felix Festa Nacional". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2 December 2012.