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José Alirio Contreras Vásquez (born March 21, 1978) is a retired Venezuelan professional racing cyclist. A mountain specialist, he led the 2010 Vuelta al Táchira for much of the race. Contreras raced with the Lotería del Táchira team for most of his professional career.

After the 2015 Vuelta al Tachira, Contreras signed with a new cycling team, sponsored by the Government of Mérida – Fundarujano. Contreras recorded his last professional race two months later in April 2015, when he did not finish stage six of the Vuelta Mexico.

Career

2005

3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Santa Cruz de Mora (VEN)

1st in Mountains Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN)

2006

3rd in General Classification Vuelta al Tachira (VEN)

2009

7th in General Classification Vuelta a Venezuela (VEN)

References

1. "Jonathan Camargo ganó la sexta etapa de la Vuelta al Táchira". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). January 18, 2010. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
2. ^ "Alarcón firmó con Lotería y Contreras se unió a Rujano - lavinotinto.com" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
3. "2015 Vuelta a Mexico". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
4. "42ème Vuelta a Venezuela 2005". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
5. "José Alirio Contreras sigue al frente de la Vuelta al Táchira". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
6. "José Rujano asegura que correrá la Vuelta a Colombia de 2009". EsCiclismo.com (in Spanish). 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

External links

• José Alirio Contreras at Cycling Archives (archived)
• José Alirio Contreras at ProCyclingStats

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