José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño (born July 15, 1973 in

Cómbita Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Boyacá Department, Boyacá, part of the sub region of the Central Boyacá Province. Cómbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Arcab ...

, Boyacá) is a retired male

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...

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 ...

. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.

Major results

;1995 :2nd in Stage 8

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 ...

, Tunja (COL) ;1996 :3rd in Stage 3

, Leona en Tocancipa (COL) ;1998 :1st in General Classification

Vuelta a Guatemala The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI ratin ...

(GUA) :1st in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;1999 :3rd in Stage 14

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

, Zipaquirá (COL) ;2000 :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, El Humilladero (COL) ;2001 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) :2nd in Prologue

, Popayan (COL) :2nd in Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, Viacha (BOL) ;2002 : in

Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...

, Road, Elite :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Chiquinquirá (COL) :3rd in Stage 4 Vuelta a Boyacà, Jenesano (COL) :3rd in Stage 2

, Socorro (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima (COL) ;2003 :2nd in Stage 2 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Alto de San Miguel-Sibaté-Canoas-Soacha (COL) :2nd in Stage 1 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :2nd in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Mosquera (COL) :2nd in Stage 2 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Funza (COL) :2nd in General Classification GP Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Chiquinquira (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima (COL) ;2004 :2nd in Stage 4 Vuelta a Boyacà, Jenesano (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 2

, Remolinos (COL) ;2005 :2nd in Stage 3 Vuelta a Boyacà, Saboyá (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) ;2006 :3rd in Circuito de Combita (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a los Santanderes, Cucuta (COL) :1st in Stage 2

, Buga (COL) :1st in Stage 8

, Bogotá (COL) :3rd in Stage 5 part a Doble Copacabana GP Fides, San Pablo de Tiquina (BOL) ;2007 :1st in Stage 2

, Bogotá (COL) ;2008 :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, Paz de Río (COL) ;2009 :1st in Stage 2 part b Tour de la Guadeloupe, TTT, Les Abymes (GUA) ::alongside

Boris Carène Boris Carène (born 7 December 1985 in Pointe-à-Pitre) is a French professional road bicycle racer, from Guadeloupe, who currently rides for French amateur team VC Lucéen. In 2011, he was the winner of the 61st edition of the Tour de Guadeloupe. ...

, Nicolas Dumont, and José Daniel Bernal

References

* 1973 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Sportspeople from Boyacá Department Tour de Guadeloupe stage winners {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub