Fabián Puerta
Quick Facts
Biography
Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian track cyclist. He competed in keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and in Keirin at the 2011 Pan American Games where he won a gold medal. He is married to fellow track cyclist Juliana Gaviria, and is brother in law to former track World Champion and Giro D'Italia points classification winner Fernando Gaviria.
On August 14th, 2018 the Union Cycliste Internationale announced that it had notified Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of boldenone in a sample collected in the scope of an out-of-competition control on 11 June 2018.
In accordance with UCI Anti-Doping Rules, Puerta was provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the affair.
Palmarès
- 2010
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1st 1km time trial
- 2nd Team sprint
- Pan American Road and Track Championships
- 1st team sprint
- 2011
- Pan American Games
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Team sprint
- 2012
- Pan American Road and Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st 1km time trial, Round 1, Cali
- 1st Keirin, Round 1, Cali
- 2nd Sprint, Round 1, Cali
- 2013
- Pan American Road and Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 1st 1km time trial
- 2nd Flying lap
- Copa Cobernador de Carabobo
- 1st Sprint
- 1st Keirin