Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (born July 17, 1979) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Arles Castro
Castro in 2013
Personal information
Full nameArles Antonio Castro Laverde
Born (1979-07-17) July 17, 1979 (age 45)
Urrao, Colombia
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Arles Castro
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Valencia Points race
Gold medal – first place 2007 Valencia Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Aguascalientes Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Team pursuit
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team Pursuit
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Team Pursuit

Career

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2001
2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2003
2nd in   Colombia National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Duitama (COL)
:  in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM)
2005
1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a El Salvador, Chalatenangno (ESA)
alongside Miguel Duarte, Jorge Contreras, Carlos Salazar, Paulo Andres Velez, Franco Marvulli, and Giuseppe Atzeni
2007
  in Pan American Championships, Track, Points Race, Valencia (VEN)
  in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)
alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate
  in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate
2008
3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Individual Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2010
2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2011
  in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Guadalajara (MEX)
alongside Juan Esteban Arango, Edwin Ávila and Weimar Roldan
2012
1st in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali (COL)
2013
  in Bolivarian Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Trujillo (PER)[1]

References

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  • Arles Castro at Cycling Archives (archived)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arles Castro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  1. ^ "Four gold medals for Arango at Juegos Bolivarianos". colombiacyclingpro.com. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.