Óscar Vargas (cyclist)

Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995.

During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Rominger. However, he failed the subsequent doping test, returning a positive for caffeine, and was stripped of his result, with the stage win awarded to Rominger. He was given a three-month suspension.

Major results

 * 1985
 * 5th Overall Clásico RCN
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1986
 * 1st Subida a Urkiola
 * 3rd Clasica de Sabiñanigo


 * 1987
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1989
 * 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Jersey_blackdots.png Mountains classification
 * 1st Jersey combinada2.svg Combination classification


 * 1990
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 1991
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 4th Overall Clásico RCN


 * 1992
 * 1st Stage 20 Vuelta a España
 * 9th Overall Paris–Nice


 * 1993
 * 3rd Overall Clásico RCN


 * 1994
 * 5th Overall Clásico RCN
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1995
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 8th Overall Clásico RCN