The Most Famous
CYCLISTS from Venezuela
This page contains a list of the greatest Venezuelan Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,214 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 2
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 (1972 - )
With an HPI of 33.27, 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 (1982 - )
With an HPI of 30.59, 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.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as cyclists born between 1972 and 1982. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living cyclists include Unai Etxebarria and José Rujano.
