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Rigoberto Uran was born the 26 of January of 1987 in Urrao, Colombia and is 28 years old. Is a Colombian proffesional road racing cyclist, currently riding UCI world tour team Etixx Quick step.

He previously competed for teams like Caisse d' Epargne and Sky . Actually he lives in Pamplona and its most outstanding achievements have been the silver medal at the Olympics in London 2012 road race test and the second place in the 2013 Giro d'Italia and 2014. He became the first Colombian ever to make the podium of the Giro d'Italia.

Tennax and Unibet

At the age of 19 he moved to Italy to ride for Team Tenax with his compatriot Marlon Pérez Arango. The following year he signed for Unibet.com and won a time trial at the Euskal Bizikleta that was stopped with some riders still left to go due to heavy rainfall and strong winds. He also won the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse, getting away from a bunch of approximately 55 riders with 800 metres to go and holding onto the lead.

Team Sky

Urán joined Team Sky for the 2011 season. He finished 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and 5th overall in the Volta a Catalunya.

At the Tour de France, Urán became leader of Sky after Bradley Wiggins crashed out on Stage 7. He finished 5th on Stage 14, taking the best young rider's jersey and moving up to 11th overall in the process.Uran lost the Maillot Blanc to Rein Taaramäe on Stage 18 after picking up an illness, and eventually finished 24th overall.

He took silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics road race after breaking away with Alexander Vinokourov with 8 km to cover.

Omega Pharma-Quick Step

Uran started his 2014 season with another placing at the Tour of Oman where he finished 3rd. Though aiming for the Giro d'Italia he was quiet during the Tour de Romandie apart from finishing 4th in the penultimate time trial. A week later, he entered the Giro d'Italia leading Omega Pharma-Quick Step.

His first week at the Giro started well where he was placed 2nd behind race leader Cadel Evans. He would put a stunning time trial performance on stage 12 not only taking the stage win, but also taking the race lead. This made him the first Colombian ever to wear the Maglia Rosa. He then managed to keep a large margin of his lead on stages 14 and 15.

Rigoberto Uran

Early Life

Tennax and Unibet

Team Sky

Omega Pharma-Quick Step

What did I learn from him?

Rigoberto Uran
Early Life Rigoberto Uran was born the 26 of January of 1987 in Urrao, Colombia and is 28 years old. Is a Colombian proffesional road racing cyclist, currently riding UCI world tour team Etixx Quick step. He previously competed for teams like Caisse d' Epargne and Sky . Actually he lives in Pamplona and its most outstanding achievements have been the silver medal at the Olympics in London 2012 road race test and the second place in the 2013 Giro d'Italia and 2014. He became the first Colombian ever to make the podium of the Giro d'Italia. He previously competed for teams like Caisse d' Epargne and Sky . Actually he lives in Pamplona and its most outstanding achievements have been the silver medal at the Olympics in London 2012 road race test and the second place in the 2013 Giro d'Italia and 2014. He became the first Colombian ever to make the podium of the Giro d'Italia. Tennax and Unibet At the age of 19 he moved to Italy to ride for Team Tenax with his compatriot Marlon Pérez Arango. The following year he signed for Unibet.com and won a time trial at the Euskal Bizikleta that was stopped with some riders still left to go due to heavy rainfall and strong winds. He also won the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse, getting away from a bunch of approximately 55 riders with 800 metres to go and holding onto the lead. Team Sky Urán joined Team Sky for the 2011 season. He finished 5th in Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and 5th overall in the Volta a Catalunya. At the Tour de France, Urán became leader of Sky after Bradley Wiggins crashed out on Stage 7. He finished 5th on Stage 14, taking the best young rider's jersey and moving up to 11th overall in the process.Uran lost the Maillot Blanc to Rein Taaramäe on Stage 18 after picking up an illness, and eventually finished 24th overall. He took silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics road race after breaking away with Alexander Vinokourov with 8 km to cover. Omega Pharma-Quick Step Uran started his 2014 season with another placing at the Tour of Oman where he finished 3rd. Though aiming for the Giro d'Italia he was quiet during the Tour de Romandie apart from finishing 4th in the penultimate time trial. A week later, he entered the Giro d'Italia leading Omega Pharma-Quick Step. His first week at the Giro started well where he was placed 2nd behind race leader Cadel Evans. He would put a stunning time trial performance on stage 12 not only taking the stage win, but also taking the race lead. This made him the first Colombian ever to wear the Maglia Rosa. He then managed to keep a large margin of his lead on stages 14 and 15. What did I learn from him?

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