Héctor Leonardo Páez León (July 10 of 1982 in

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( Boyacá,

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).Biography of Leonardo Paez
Official Site Is a Colombian cross-country mountain biker. He came 26th at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, while at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he competed in the Men's cross-country at

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, finishing in 28th place. During 2019 he win for the 5th time the Sella Ronda Hero (Dolomites), and win for the first time the Monterosa Prestige Marathon (Aosta Valley). He become the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Champion in 2019 and 2020.

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Colombian male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers 1982 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Boyacá Department Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub