Félix Cárdenas

Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo, born on 24 November 1973 in Encino in the Santander department, is a Colombian former road bicycle racer who competed as an amateur and as a professional between 1995 and 2014. He rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team folded in 2009. The biggest victory of his career came on the mountainous stage 12 of the 2001 Tour de France, where he crossed the line alone in Ax-les-Thermes ahead of Roberto Laiseka and Lance Armstrong, who rounded out the podium. He celebrated with his trademark victory salute, standing on the pedals with his arms raised high.