A lightning bolt kills Colombian Samuel Cabrera, Reynolds cyclist

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Sports Writing, 22 Mar Colombian ex-cyclist Samuel Cabrera “Samy”, who was a member of the Reynolds team in the 1986/87 season, died last Monday while working on his farm in Colombia after being struck by lightning. Cabrera, one of the first Colombian runners to participate in the Tour de France, died in Pasuncha, department of Cundinamarca, when on a rainy day he was picking coffee. The former cyclist, who died at the age of 62, participated in the Tour de France on 6 occasions (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989), 1 in the Giro d'Italia (1989) and 4 times in the Vuelta a España (1985, 1986, 1987 and 1986). In the Reynolds jersey, Samuel Cabrera was eleventh in the 1986 Tour, being fourth in the stage that ended at the top of Granon. From Abarca Sports, a structure for which he raced during his time as Reynolds (1986-87), the current Movistar sent a message via twitter in memory of the excicist. “A big hug to the family and friends of Samuel Cabrera, who died tragically yesterday Monday. Thank you for your quality and sympathy, 'Samy'. Until always. DEP”, says the message. CHIEF soc/ea