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.
 Laverde in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1979 Urrao, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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