Jairo Pérez Suárez (born March 24, 1973 in

Iza, Boyacá Iza is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia. Iza is located near the Tota Lake and part of the Sugamuxi Province, a subregion of Boyacá. Iza is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes on the Altiplano Cundiboyacens ...

) is a male professional track and

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from

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. He won a silver medal for his native country at the

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alongside

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

Juan Pablo Forero Juan Pablo Forero Carreño (born August 3, 1983) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He has represented Colombia at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won a silver medal in team pursuit with tea ...

in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the

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Career

;1998 :1st in Stage 1

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 ...

, Circuito del Llano (COL) :1st in Stage 7

, Alto de Santa Helena (COL) ;1999 :1st in Stage 10

, Barrancabermeja (COL) :1st in Stage 2

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 ...

, Tocancipá (COL) ;2000 :1st in Stage 11

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 ...

, Bramón (VEN) :1st in Stage 9

, Manizales (COL) :1st in Stage 14

, Villa de Leyva (COL) ;2001 :1st in Stage 6

, Villa de Leyva (COL) :1st in Stage 6

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 sponso ...

, Calabozo circuit (VEN) :3rd in General Classification

(VEN) :1st in General Classification Doble Copacabana GP Fides (BOL) :1st in Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, Viacha (BOL) ;2002 :1st in Stage 6

, Bogota (COL) ;2003 :1st in Tuta (COL) :3rd in National Championships, Track, Pursuit, Colombia, Duitama (COL) ;2004 :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta al Tolima, Coello (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Antioquia, Jardin (COL) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta a Antioquia, Sabaneta (COL) :1st in Stage 6 part a Doble Copacabana GP Fides, San Pedro De Tiquina (BOL) :1st in Prologue

Vuelta a Costa Rica The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (''English'': Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually since 1965 in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI ...

, Velódromo Nacional del Parque de La Paz (CRC) :1st in Stage 2

, Circuito Interdistrital en San Carlos (CRC) :1st in Stage 4

, Playas del Coco (CRC) ;2005 :1st in Tuta (COL) :3rd in National Championships, Track, Points Race, Colombia (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clasica del Meta (COL) :2nd in General Classification Clasica del Meta (COL) ;2006 :2nd in Tuta (COL) :1st in Stage 4 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca (COL) :1st in Stage 8 part b Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Santo Domingo (DOM) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional (DOM) ;2007 : in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN) ::alongside

, and

: in

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 ...

, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ::alongside

, and

:1st in Stage 5

, La Vega (COL) ;2008 :1st in Stage 4 Vuelta al Tolima, Ibagué (COL) :1st in Stage 6

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 ...

, Bensenville (USA) :1st in Stage 17

, Whitefish Bay (USA)

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