Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas (born 21 March 1996) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[2] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[3]
.jpg) Rivera in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1996 Zipaquirá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | GW–Shimano | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Team Ineos[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 2014
- 1st
Team (with Jhon Anderson Rodríguez), Youth Olympic Games - 2017
- 4th Road race, Games of the Small States of Europe
- 2018
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2019 (1 pro win)
- 1st
Time trial, Pan American Road Championships - 4th Time trial, Pan American Games
- 2020
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 6th Overall CRO Race
- 2023
- 5th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
- 10th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 2024 (1)
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 1
- 8th Overall UAE Tour
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2020 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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— |
 Tour de France
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— |
 Vuelta a España
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DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
edit- Brandon Rivera at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Brandon Rivera at ProCyclingStats
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