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Rigoberto
Uran

CO
Birthdate
26.01.1987
Birthplace
Urrao
Height
173 cm
Weight
63 kg

Rigoberto's biography

Prof. since: 2006
Victories: 8
Style of rider: climber
Nickname: Rigo
Hobbies: travelling
Favourite race: Giro di Lombardia
Personal website: www.rigobertouran.com
Twitter name: @uranrigoberto 

Mountains have always been a part of Rigoberto’s life. Second at the Giro d’Italia in 2013 and 2014, he was born in Colombia at almost 2,000 meters elevation and loves to train on his home roads near Medellin, riding long climbs of 2,000 to 2,500 meters. “Spectacular scenery! When I train I love to look around; it’s a sort of mental yoga,” says Rigoberto. When he is in Europe he lives in Italy - Brescia, to be precise - where he has many friends and a very special second family. “When I crashed at the Deutschland Tour in 2007 I broke a lot of bones and they were there for me,” he says. “I also have a fan club with about 70 members in Brescia.”

Rigoberto first started riding thanks to his father. At 14 years of age he discovered his talent, winning his first race, a time trial. “I didn’t even have racing equipment and clothing,” Rigoberto recalls, “but from that day my life changed.” After a series of good results, Rigo exploded on the scene in the last Giro d’Italia, where in addition to two second places overall he claimed a splendid victory on the Altopiano del Montasio in 2013, and the beautiful ITT performance in the 12th stage of 2014 (Barbaresco to Barolo) . “These successesgave me a lot of confidence and repaid me for all the hard work. Now I’m looking to the future with peace of mind, ready to climb new mountains while representing my team and my country.”

Stats 2015

UCI Ranking: 13
#Wins: 2 (More info)
#Top-10 positions: 25 (More info)
Race distance covered: 11624.7 km
Days of racing: 73 days


Distances

National Championships Colombia - ITT 40.6 km 1 days
National Championships Colombia - Road Race 188.8 km 1 days
Classic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech 198 km 1 days
La Drome Classic 201 km 1 days
Strade Bianche 200 km 1 days
Tirreno-Adriatico 1004.3 km 7 days
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1238.1 km 7 days
Tour de Romandie 711.7 km 6 days
Giro d'Italia 3502 km 21 days
Tour de France 3360.3 km 21 days
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 219 km 1 days
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 201.6 km 1 days
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 205.6 km 1 days
World Championships - TTT 38.8 km 1 days
World Championships - ITT 53.5 km 1 days
World Championships - Road Race 261.4 km 1 days
Total 11624.7 km 73 days

Rigoberto's victories

2007 (2)
stage 2b Euskal Bizikleta, 7th stage Tour de Suisse

2012 (2)
4th stage Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Giro del Piemonte

2013 (1)
10th stage Giro d`Italia

2014 (1)
12th stage Giro d'Italia

2015 (2)
Colombian ITT championships, Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

Rigoberto's previous teams

2015: Etixx - Quick Step (WT)
2014: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step (WT)
2013: Sky Procycling (WT)
2012: Sky Procycling (WT)
2011: Sky Procycling (WT)
2010: Caisse d'Epargne (PT)
2009: Caisse d'Epargne (PT)
2008: Caisse d'Epargne (PT)
2007: Unibet.com (PCT)
2006: Team Tenax Salmilano (PCT)

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Rigoberto's videos

Rigoberto Uran March 2014 Giro ITT Recon
Rigoberto Uran March 2014 Giro ITT Recon
21/05/2014

Rigoberto's news

Etixx - Quick-Step's tactic in the final kilometers worked to perfection, as they attacked or chased down moves incessantly with riders like Julian Alaphilippe, Michal Kwiatkowski, and finally Rigoberto Uran in the 201.6km Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec on Friday. Uran's attack heading into the last kilometer turned out to be the winner, earning Etixx - Quick-Step its 51st road win of 2015, and the second win of the same day. 

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran tried his best to be a protagonist of 138km Le Tour de France Stage 19, from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire - Les Sybelles on Friday. But the GC contenders were focused on controlling gaps to protect their placements, or attacking to move up in key moments. They then decided the stage after catching all breakaway riders on the biggest climb of the day.

Etixx - Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran earned a 3rd place stage finish at the end of 161km Tour de France Stage 17 on Wednesday, putting himself into position for the podium thanks to impressive descending of Category 1 Col d'Allos (14km, 5.5) prior to the Category 2 finishing climb of Pra-Loup (6.2km, 6.5%).

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A time trial is probably the purest form of cycling you can imagine. Just the rider and his bike fighting the course and the elements. Yesterday was not an exception to that: Climbs, fast flat parts, wind, rain, and slippery descents. If the legs …