Juan Pablo Forero Carreño (born August 3, 1983) is a professional track and

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

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 has represented Colombia at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

where he won a silver medal in

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

with team mates

Carlos Alzate Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (born March 23, 1983 in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia, who most recently rode for the team. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 20 ...

Arles Castro 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 ...

and Jairo Pérez. He also competed 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 ...

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. He was born in Cota, Cundinamarca.

Career

;2003 :1st Stage 3 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima :1st Aguascalientes World Cup – Team Pursuit :: :2nd National Track Championships – Madison :

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

– Team Pursuit :: ;2004 :1st Prologue & Stage 3

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 ...

Sub-23 ;2005 :1st MaillotColombia

National Under-23 Road Championships :1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca :1st Prologue Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador :2nd National Track Championships – Scratch ;2006 :1st Stages 6, 11 & 15

;2007 :

Pan American Track Championships The Pan American Track Championships are the continental cycling championships for track cycling held annually for member nations of the Pan American Cycling Confederation. Riders competing in the Pan American Cycling Championships are selected ...

– Team Pursuit :: :1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca :

– Team Pursuit :: :3rd Overall Tour de Nez ;2008 :1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Tolima :1st Stage 15

International Cycling Classic The International Cycling Classic, also known as Superweek, was a stage race, multi-day cycling race held around Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The race took place annually from 1989 to 2011 and was contested over 17 days. Beginning in 1999, there was also ...

:1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Cundinamarca :1st Stage 4

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 ...

;2009 :1st Stages 1 & 4 Clasica International de Tulcan :2nd Circuito de Getxo ;2012 :1st Stage 5

References

* 1983 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Colombian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Vuelta a Colombia stage winners People from Cundinamarca Department Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub