Winner Anacona
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez |
| Born |
11 August 1988 Tunja, Colombia |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008 | Centri della Calzatura–Partizan (stagiaire) |
| 2009 | G.S. Maltinti |
| 2010–2011 | Caparrini |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2012–2014 | Lampre–ISD |
| 2015– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
| |
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Infobox last updated on 31 August 2014 | |
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.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
He was named after cyclists Peter Winnen and Andrew Hampsten, but due to a mistake, his first name became Winner instead of Winnen.[4]
In 2015, Anacona went to Movistar on a 2-year contract.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.[6]
Career achievements
Track cycling
- 2006
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 1st Points race
- 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | — | 62 | — | — |
 Tour |
— | — | — | 57 | 69 |
 Vuelta |
19 | 105 | 27 | — | — |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- 1 2 Ben Atkins (25 December 2012). "Winner Anacona injured in training crash". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "GENERAL CLASSIFICATION STANDINGS". Tour of Utah. Tour of Utah 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Peter Cossins (31 August 2014). "Vuelta a España: Anacona wins stage 9 on climb to Valdelinares". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Vuelta Stage 9: Nairo Quintana takes lead as Winner Anacona lives up to name". road.cc. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "News shorts: US team looks ahead to 2015 Worlds in Richmond". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Tour de France start list". Velo News. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
- Winner Anacona profile at Cycling Archives
- Winner Anacona Gomez profile at Lampre-ISD