Uberlino Mesa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mesaand the second or maternal family name is Estepa.

Uberlino Mesa

Personal information
Born	(1971-06-12) June 12, 1971 (age 53) Nobsa, Boyacá, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road cycling
Role	Rider

Uberlino Mesa Estepa (born June 12, 1971) is a retired male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He was the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa, who died while racing in Venezuela in 2005.

Background

Mesa began cycling as a child. His grandmother loved cycling and was friends with the parents of Fabio Parra, which influenced his parents to give him and his brother bicycles. ^[1]

Mesa would cycle in Europe with the Colombia - Selle Italia team for six years, ^[2] in the peloton with Marco Pantani and other notable cyclists of the time.

In 2004, he was declared unfit to start due to an abnormal blood test before the Giro d'Italia, and was unable to participate in the race. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2005, Uberlino Mesa was cycling in Venezuela's Clásico Ciclístico Banfoandes with his brother when Ubaldo died of heart failure before the final stage of the race. ^{[5] [6]} After that time, Uberlino claimed he never had another good race after his brother's death. ^[1] Mesa continued to race through 2010. ^{[7] [8]}

Uberlino Mesa was forced to give up cycling after fracturing his skull in a training accident near his home. ^{[9] [1]} After retiring from cycling, Mesa opened Waldo’s Cafe Bar in his hometown of Boyacá in honor of his brother. ^[1]

Career

1997

1st in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN)

2000

1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL)

7th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)

2003

1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Cali (COL)

2nd in Tuta (COL)

3rd in Circuito de Combita (COL)

2004

1st in Stage 6 Clásico RCN, Sabaneta (COL)

2005

1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Mariquita (COL)

2007

1st in Circuito de Combita (COL)

Clásico RCN (COL)

1st in Stage 4, Envigado

10th in General Classification

Vuelta a Boyacà (COL)

1st in Stage 2, Paipa

3rd in General Classification

2008

1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Cundinamarca, Cogua (COL)

Vuelta a Boyacà (COL)

1st in Stage 5, Jenesano

3rd in General Classification

2nd in General Classification Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima (COL)

3rd in Tuta (COL)

References

1. "One minute with: Uberlino Mesa". The Bogotá Post. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
2. Westemeyer, Susan (2005-11-01). "Colombia - Selle Italia 2006". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
3. Jones, Jeff; BikeRadar com (2006-05-05). "All riders fit to start". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
4. Stevenson, John, ed. (May 7, 2004). "Two expelled after Giro blood tests". Cycling News. First Edition Cycling News. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
5. Trevorrow, John (2005-10-10). "Colombian dies at Clàsico Banfoandes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
6. Stevenson, John (2005-10-11). "Mesa funeral Wednesday". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
7. "Uberlino Mesa se retiró de la Clásica de Girardot". Revista Mundo Ciclístico (in Spanish). 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
8. "Uberlino Mesa de Boyacá ganó la V Clásica ciclística ciudad de Soacha | Periodismo Público" (in Spanish). 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
9. "Uberlino Mesa se recupera de un fuerte accidente". Revista Mundo Ciclístico (in Spanish). 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

External links

• Uberlino Mesa at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Uberlino Mesa at ProCyclingStats