![]() Acevedo at the 2014 Tour de San Luis | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle |
Born | Caramanta, Colombia | 6 December 1985
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
2011–2012 | Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia |
2013 | Jamis–Hagens Berman |
2014–2015 | Garmin–Sharp |
2016 | Team Jamis |
2017–2018 | UnitedHealthcare [1] |
2019 | EPM |
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (born 6 December 1985) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team EPM. [2] [3] [4]
While riding for Jamis–Hagens Berman in 2013, he won a mountaintop finish on Stage 2 of the Tour of California, twelve seconds ahead of eventual overall winner, Tejay van Garderen of BMC Racing Team. [5] He subsequently finished third overall in the Tour, and briefly wore the leader's jersey before van Garderen claimed it. [6]
In September 2013, it was announced that Acevedo would move to the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step squad for the 2014 season. [7] [8] However, a month later, Acevedo was said to have broken a "verbal agreement" with Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, with the intention to join Garmin–Sharp instead. [3] [9]
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