Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco (born June 14, 1971 in

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

) is a retired male professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

from

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Career

;1994 :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez (COL) ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 9

Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of the UCI America To ...

(VEN) :2nd in General Classification

(VEN) :6th in General Classification

Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela ( en, Tour of Venezuela) is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. The race carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored ...

(VEN) ;1998 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a los Santanderes (COL) :1st in Stage 3

Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored b ...

, Jardín (COL) :2nd in General Classification

(COL) ;1999 :6th in General Classification

(COL) ;2002 :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Boyacà, Toca (COL) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) ;2003 :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a las Americas (MEX) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta de Higuito, Paraiso (CRC) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;2004 :6th in General Classification

(COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásica La Libertad (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN) ;2007 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Antioquia, TTT, Medellin (COL) ::alongside

Francisco Colorado Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández (born May 13, 1980, in San Rafael, Antioquia) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who last rode for the Ecuadorian amateur team, Team Saitel Ecuador. Major results ;2005 : 10th Overall Clásico Ciclístico ...

, Mauricio Ortega,

Marlon Pérez Marlon is a masculine given name. According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name (his father was also named Marlon), though the origin of the name is not known. Speculatio ...

, Marvin Correa,

Juan Alejandro García ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

, Ricardo Giraldo, and

Andrés Rodríguez Andrés Rodríguez may refer to: * Andrés Rodríguez (politician) (1923–1997), president of Paraguay * Andrés Rodríguez (basketball) (born 1981), basketball player from Puerto Rico *Andres Rodriguez (show jumper) Andres Rodríguez (11 May ...

:1st in Stage 2 Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez, Cisneros (COL)

References

* 1971 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Medellín 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub