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Intro | Colombian road cyclist | |
Places | Colombia | |
is | Athlete Sport cyclist | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 11 August 1988, Tunja | |
Age | 36 years | |
Star sign | Leo |
Biography
Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez (born 11 August 1988) is a Colombian professional road cyclist, currently riding for Movistar Team.
Career
He impressed the team managers after getting second place of the 2011 Girobio, a smaller version of the Giro d'Italia for younger riders. The team signed him for 2012 and 2013. In December 2012, Anacona was injured in a training crash, after he collided with a dog. He suffered a broken peroneal malleolus and dislocated his ankle bone.
In the mountainous 2014 Tour of Utah, Anacona helped his leader Chris Horner obtain the second place of the race, taking the third step of the podium himself. On the mountaintop finish of Stage 9 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Anacona almost took the leader's jersey by soloing to the line for the stage victory. He attacked from a breakaway of 31 riders and missed the top spot in the overall classification by a mere 9 seconds.
He was named after cyclists Peter Winnen and Andrew Hampsten, but due to a mistake, his first name became Winner instead of Winnen.
In 2015, Anacona went to Movistar on a 2-year contract. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.
Career achievements
Track cycling
- 2006
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Points race
Road cycling
- 2006
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2009
- 10th GP Industrie del Marmo
- 2010
- 8th Overall Girobio
- 10th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Girobio
- 1st Stage 5
- 6th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 2012
- 10th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2014
- 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Utah
- 2015
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Team classification Tour de France
- 2016
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 6th National Road Race Championships
- 9th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Giro | — | — | 62 | — | — |
Tour | — | — | — | 57 | 69 |
Vuelta | 19 | 105 | 27 | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress