Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España. He is best known for winning the mountains classification in the Tour de France, and the Time Trial World Championship 2002.
Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera, nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Medellín. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times.
The 1st edition of Vuelta a España took place from 29 April to 15 May 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3,425 km (2,128 mi), the winning average speed was 28.54 km/h (17.73 mph). The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain.
The 28th Edition Vuelta a España, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 26 to May 13, 1973. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,061 km, and was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni cycling team. As Merckx had already won several editions of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia with his win in the Vuelta, he became the third cyclist after Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi to win all three grand tours in his career. Merckx went on to win the 1973 Giro d'Italia and became the first cyclist to win the Vuelta-Giro double. Merckx also won the points classification and José Luis Abilleira won the mountains classification. With Merckx finishing first, Ocaña second and Thévenet third the podium of the 1973 Vuelta contained one previous winner and two future winners of the Tour de France making it one of the best podiums in the history of the race, according to the official race website. Merckx won six stages in this edition and Gerben Karstens won four.
Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo is a Colombian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Medellín. He is best known for winning the 2008 World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and has twice finished in second place during Giro d'Italia stages – in 2013, behind Vincenzo Nibali on stage 20 and 2014, behind Julián Arredondo on stage 18.
The 2011 Vuelta a Burgos was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, an annual bicycle race which tours the province of Burgos. Beginning in Villarcayo on 3 August, it concluded at the Lagunas de Neila on 7 August. The 646.6 km long stage race was part of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour, and was classified as a 2.HC event. Joaquim Rodríguez won the general classification, while his teammate Daniel Moreno secured a 1–2 victory for Team Katusha. Reigning champion Samuel Sánchez participated but finished fourth. Rodríguez also claimed the points classification title.
The 2015 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid was the 28th edition of the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid cycling stage race. It started on 9 May in Colmenar Viejo and ended on 10 May in El Pardo.
Jordan Arley Parra Arias is a Colombian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for Colombian amateur team Soñando Colombia. He competed in the scratch event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The 2017 Vuelta a Asturias was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a Asturias cycling stage race, that took place over three stages from 29 April to 1 May 2017. It was held as part of the 2017 UCI Europe Tour. The defending champion was Hugh Carthy, but Carthy did not defend his title as he had moved to the Cannondale–Drapac squad that was not invited to the race.
Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Orgullo Paisa. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.
The 1912 Volta a Catalunya was the second edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 April to 8 April 1912. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by José Magdalena.
The 1911 Volta a Catalunya was the inaugural edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 January to 8 January 1911. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Sebastián Masdeu.
The 1913 Volta a Catalunya was the third edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 September to 8 September 1913. The race started and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Juan Martí.
Movistar–Best PC is an Ecuadorian cycling team established in 2019. In its first season at UCI Continental level in 2020, the team took two stage victories at the Vuelta a Guatemala, and three stage victories at the Vuelta al Ecuador.
The Vuelta a Boyacá is a road cycling race held annually since 1976 in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. Prior to 1996, the race was known as the Clásica de Boyacá.
The Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia is a road cycling race held annually since 1968 throughout Colombia. It is considered to be the under-23 version of the Vuelta a Colombia. Many successful professional cyclists won the race early in their careers, including Rafael Antonio Niño, Fabio Parra, Oliverio Rincón, Marlon Pérez, Mauricio Soler, Fabio Duarte, Sergio Henao, Carlos Betancur, Miguel Ángel López and Richard Carapaz.
The 2021 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road cycling stage race that took place from 3 to 7 August 2021 in the Spanish province of Burgos. It was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, and was rated as a 2.Pro event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.
The Vuelta al Tolima is a road cycling race held annually since 1989 in the Tolima Department of Colombia. Prior to 2002, the race was known as the Clásica del Tolima. Since 2015, a women's edition of the race has also been held.
Germán Enrique Chaves Torres was a Colombian professional cyclist. He last raced for Team Sistecredito–GW.
The Vuelta al Valle del Cauca is a road cycling stage race held annually since 1954 in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. It is considered to be one of the main cycling events in Colombia.
Juan de Dios Morales (COL)