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Luis Felipe Laverde

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Luis Felipe Laverde
Laverde in 2013
Personal information
Full nameLuis Felipe Laverde Jimenez
Born (1979-07-06) July 6, 1979 (age 45)
Urrao, Colombia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamColdeportes–Zenú
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur team
2001Polisportiva Autolelli
Professional teams
2002Mobilvetta Design
2003–2004Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè
2005–2008Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
2009–2011Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes
2012Colombia–Coldeportes
2013–Colombia–Coldeportes
Major wins
Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's track cycling
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Maracaibo 4000m Team Pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Medellín Road race

Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez[a] (born 6 July 1979 in Urrao) is Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Coldeportes–Zenú, having left the Colombia–Coldeportes team.[1] His best results are two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, in 2006 and 2007.

Palmarès

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2001
Pan American Champion U23
2003
Stage 4, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda
2006
Stage 14, Giro d'Italia
2007
Stage 6, Giro d'Italia
Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
2011
3rd, Giro dell'Appennino
2013
6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
2014
4th, Pan American Road Race Championships
2015
3rd Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 12
2016
6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
2017
7th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laverde and the second or maternal family name is Jimenez.

References

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  1. ^ "Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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