José Martín Farfán

José Martín Farfán Pulido (born 21 August 1965) is a Colombian former road cyclist, who was a professional from 1988 to 1995. He was nicknamed Farfantastico during his career. Farfán is one of only 4 Colombians to win the Mountain jersey at the Vuelta a España.

Career In the 1989 Vuelta a España while racing the Stage 15 Time trial Farfán finished in third this was enough to put him into the lead of the race by 2 seconds to eventual winner Pedro Delgado. Farfán's biggest win of his career was Stage 18 of the 1990 Vuelta a España which he won ahead of teammate and fellow Colombian Fabio Parra. This victory would move Farfán up to 6th overall, he would lose time in the remaining stages to finish eleventh at the end of the Vuelta. He did end up winning the Mountains classification for most mountain points that year.

Major results Sources:

1987 2nd Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia 1988 4th Overall Vuelta al Táchira 1st Stage 2b 1989 1st Stage 3 Clásico RCN Vuelta a España Wore after Stage 15 1990 Vuelta a España 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 18 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1991 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1st Combination classification 1st Stage 6 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 9th Overall Tour of Galicia 1992 1st Stage 8 Vuelta a Colombia 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos 4th Overall Vuelta a Boyacá 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Stage 6 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 1993 5th Clásica de Almería 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 1994 1st Overall Vuelta al Tolima 2nd Overall Clásico RCN 1st Stage 2 1995 1st Mountains classification, Clásico RCN

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Vuelta a España2311533840—DNF Giro d'Italia————DNF—49 Tour de France—DNF—————

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish