The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Venezuela
This page contains a list of the greatest Venezuelan Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,613 Cyclists, 2 of which were born in Venezuela. This makes Venezuela the birth place of the 43rd most number of Cyclists behind Hong Kong, and Isle of Man.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Venezuelan Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Venezuelan Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Unai Etxebarria (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 34.13, Unai Etxebarria is the most famous Venezuelan Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Unai Etxebarria Arana (born November 21, 1972) is a Venezuelan retired road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2007, entirely for the Euskaltel–Euskadi team. He is of Basque heritage, hence his ability to ride for Euskaltel. He is not related to former teammate David Etxebarria.
2. José Rujano (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 30.37, José Rujano is the 2nd most famous Venezuelan Cyclist. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
José Humberto Rujano Guillen (born 18 February 1982) is a Venezuelan road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 2003 and 2013, and most recently competed for Venezuelan amateur team Osorio Grupo Ciclismo.
3. Orluis Aular (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 0.00, Orluis Aular is the 3rd most famous Venezuelan Cyclist. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Orluis Alberto Aular Sanabria (born 5 November 1996) is a Venezuelan cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. Aular participated in the 2023 Vuelta a España. After finishing in sixth place on Stage 4, he finished as runner-up on Stage 7, losing out to Geoffrey Soupe on a photo finish.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Venezuelan cyclists born between 1972 and 1996. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Venezuelan cyclists include Unai Etxebarria, José Rujano, and Orluis Aular. As of April 2024, 1 new Venezuelan cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Orluis Aular.
Living Venezuelan Cyclists
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Unai Etxebarria
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.13
José Rujano
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.37
Orluis Aular
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
