Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez[a] (born 6 July 1979 in Urrao) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Coldeportes–Zenú, having left the Colombia–Coldeportes team.[1] His best results are two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, in 2006 and 2007.
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Full name | Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Urrao, Colombia | July 6, 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Coldeportes–Zenú | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Climbing specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amateur team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Polisportiva Autolelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Mobilvetta Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Colombia–Coldeportes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Colombia–Coldeportes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Palmarès
edit- 2001
- Pan American Champion U23
- 2003
- Stage 4, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
- 2006
- Stage 14, Giro d'Italia
- 2007
- Stage 6, Giro d'Italia
- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
- 2011
- 3rd, Giro dell'Appennino
- 2013
- 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
- 2014
- 4th, Pan American Road Race Championships
- 2015
- 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 12
- 2016
- 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
- 2017
- 7th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laverde and the second or maternal family name is Jimenez.
References
edit- ^ "Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
External links
edit- Profile on Ceramica Panaria-Navigare official website
- Luis Felipe Laverde at UCI
- Luis Felipe Laverde at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Luis Felipe Laverde at ProCyclingStats
- Luis Felipe Laverde at CQ Ranking
- Luis Felipe Laverde at CycleBase
- Luis Felipe Laverde at Olympedia (archive)
- Luis Felipe Laverde at Olympics.com