Rigoberto Urán
Professional Road Racing Cyclist, Cyclist
1987 –
Who is Rigoberto Urán?
Rigoberto Urán Urán, ODB is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI World Tour team Omega Pharma-Quick Step.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the road race. He became the first Colombian ever to make the podium of the Giro d'Italia, when he finished second behind Vincenzo Nibali in the 2013 edition of the race, having taken leadership of Team Sky following the abandonment of team captain Bradley Wiggins. He also won a mountain-top stage in that race with a solo breakway. The previous year, he had won the white jersey for best young rider, and a seventh place finish overall.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1987
Urrao - Also known as
- Rigoberto Uran Uran
- Rigoberto Urán Urán
- Rigo
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Urrao
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on July 23, 2013
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