Without the will and stubbornness of the cyclist Julio César León, Venezuela would not have had any representation in the 1948 Olympic Games, held in London, England, where the national tricolor is waved for the first time in the midst of a multitude of sports nationalities from all over the world.

At 23 years of age, this professional cyclist was the first Venezuelan to participate in this world championship, ignoring the recommendations of the members of the Venezuelan Cycling Federation not to participate in this competition, assuring that he would make a fool of himself in front of so many experienced rivals, according to Julio César himself.

And although he did not obtain the desired medal in the Olympics that year, Julio César, a native of Trujillo state and winner of national and

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