Juan Carlos Arias Acosta

Juan Carlos Arias Acosta (born March 12, 1964) aka "Machete" is a cyclist and one-time Pan American Champion, who has raced in Tour de France, Italy among other major racing events. Juan Carlos Arias has been riding since 1982 out of Colombia S.A.

• 1987 - Pan-American Games Route Champion
• 1988 - 31st in Olympic Games, Road, Amateurs, Tongillo Road, Seoul
• 1991 - 2nd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL)

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• 1984 – Departmental Champion Cundinamarca
• 1985 – Champion Tour Trinidad & Tobago
• 1986 – Columbian National Route Champion
• 1986 – Placed 27 in Colorado Spring Route World Championship
• 1987 – Panamerican Route Champion
• 1987 – Second place IN Giro de Venneto – Italy- winner of one stage and of the mountain
• 1987 – Winner of the Regularity, winner of one stage and subchampion of the Tour of Malaga in Spain
• 1987 – Champion of the Tour of Guadalupe
• 1987 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of COlombia
• 1987 – Subchampion of the bonus sprint in classic RCN
• 1987 – Placed 17 in the world championship of the route in Austria
• 1988 – Placed 31 in the Olimpic Games in Seoul – Korea
• 1988 – Subchampion of the Tour de Malaga in Spain
• 1988 – National route subcampbon of Columbia
• 1989 – Placed 41 in Tour de Spain
• 1989 – Placed 71 Giro de Italy
• 1989 – Placed 17 and subchampion of the mountain of the week in Catalana in Spain
• 1989 – champion of the "Clasica Roldanillo" – Colombia
• 1990 – Participation Tour de Spain
• 1990 – Participation Giro de Italy
• 1990 – Placed 16 in the race "Paris NLZA" in France
• 1990 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia
• 1990 – Champion of the bonus sprint in "El Classico RCN" and subchampion of the regularity in Colombia
• 1991 – Participation in the Giro de Italy
• 1991 – Subchampion profesional of route
• 1991 – Champion of the regularity and winner of two stages in LAS "Clasicas de Boyaca and Cundinmarca"
• 1991 – Placed 21 in the "Tour do Portugal"
• 1992 – Subchampion of the regularity in the Tour a Colombia and ninth place in the general
• 1993 – Subchampion of Yardley Gold of mountain biking and winner of 1 Valida
• 1994 – Champion national of mountain biking, winner of 3 Validas of the championship and champion of the Yardley Gold tournament
• 1994 – Placed 41 in the world championship of mountain biking in Colorado (USA), best Columbian
• 1995 – Third in the national championship of mountain biking and subchampion of the Yardley Gold tournament
• 1995 – Placed 71 in the world championship and best Columbian
• 1995 – Placed 10 in the Latin-American championship of mountain biking in Cordoba (Argentina)
• 1995 – Champion of the rally totoritas in Lima (Peru) of mountain biking
• 1996 – National champion of mountain biking in "Producciones Tournament" world championship of mountain biking, winner of 3 stages
• 1996 – Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta USA
• 1996 – Fourth place in "Bolivarianos of Quito" · Ecuador
• 1996 – Subchampion of the "Rally Totoritas in Lima" – Peru
• 1997 – Fourth place in the Panamerican Championship in Santiago de Chile
• 1997 – Subchampion Latin American mountain biking
• 1997 – National subchampion of mountain biking cross-country – Colombia
• 1997 – Winner of 3 stages of the national championship and 4 place in championship
• 1997 – Champion of the "Rally de Totoritas in Lima"- Peru
• 1997 – Champion of one "Valida Copa Norva" in USA
• 1997 – Second place "Valida Copa Norva" IN USA
• 1997 – Placed 30 in "Parada de Copa" of the world USA
• 1998 – Subchampion of the super mountain bike in Chile
• 1998 – Subchampion tour of "Volcan Villa Rica" – Chile
• 1998 – Second in championship national cross country of mountain biking for stages – Colombia
• 1998 – 10th place in Panamerican Toluca· Mexico
• 1998 – 3 place in Rally Totoritas- Peru
• 2000 – 5 place in Championship Panericano in Puerto Rico
• 2000 – 3 place in Championship National por stage cross country- Colombia

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Sporting Activities: Cycling, Skydiving, Motor-Cross, Repelling, Scuba.