Freddy Excelino González Martínez (born 18 June 1975 in
La Ceja,
Colombia
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), also known as Fredy González,
is a
Colombian road racing cyclist
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. He is a two-time winner of the
Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia (one of cycling's three
Grand Tours). His victories came in the
2001
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and
2003
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races. He also came close to winning in
2000
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, when he finished second to
Francesco Casagrande.
[ González has a total of 34 career victories.
]
Career achievements
Major results
;1998
: Vuelta a Colombia
::1st Stages 3 & 15
;1999
:1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
:2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
::1st Stages 5 & 8
;2001
:1st Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
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, Giro d'Italia
:2nd Trofeo dello Scalatore
:3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
:3rd Overall Giro della Liguria
:6th Stausee Rundfahrt
;2002
:8th Giro del Lazio
;2003
: Giro d'Italia
::1st Mountains classification
The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...
::1st Combativity award
;2004
:1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
:2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
::1st Stages 8 & 12
;2005
:2nd Giro d'Oro
:3rd GP Industria & Artigianato Larciano
:4th Overall Settimana Ciclista Lombarda
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::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 4
;2007
:1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia
:6th Overall Volta do Rio de Janeiro
;2010
:1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia
;2011
:1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia
:4th Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
Profile at Cyclingnews.com
1975 births
Living people
Colombian male cyclists
Vuelta a Colombia stage winners
Colombian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Vuelta a Venezuela stage winners
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
Cyclists from Antioquia Department
20th-century Colombian people
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