Colombian bicycle racer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Restrepo and the second or maternal family name is
Valencia .
Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia (born November 28, 1994) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Orgullo Paisa .
Career
Born in Pácora, Caldas , Restrepo was a competitive swimmer during his youth, winning four national titles in Colombia.
According to Restrepo, he and his manager contacted a number of UCI WorldTeams via Facebook from December 2014 with a view to gaining a professional contract, and after becoming Pan-American Under-23 Champion in 2015, he received an offer from Katusha for a position as a stagiaire [ 1] 2015 Pan American Games , placing first in the team pursuit . He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España .[ 7]
After three seasons with Katusha, Restrepo joined Colombian team Team Manzana Postobón for the 2019 season, before moving to Italian squad Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec the following year.[ 3] [ 2] Tour du Rwanda , winning four stages in total. In October, he competed in the 2020 Giro d'Italia .[ 8] Giro della Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria in his final season before joining another Italian team, Polti–Kometa , in 2024.[ 5] Tour Colombia .[ 9]
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
DNF
Did not finish
References
^ a b Reyes, Fran (14 February 2017). "Restrepo: How Facebook got me a WorldTour contract" . cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 14 February 2017 . ^ a b "Los 50 colombianos en la élite del ciclismo mundial en 2019" [The 50 Colombians in the elite of world cycling in 2019]. El Espectador Fidel Cano Correa , Grupo Valorem S.A. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019 .^ a b "Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020 .^ "Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 .^ a b Weislo, Laura (17 December 2022). "15 riders for Gianni Savio's GW Shimano-Sidermec team" . Cycling News . Retrieved 7 February 2023 . ^ "Team Polti Kometa" . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 20 January 2024 .^ "71st Vuelta a España" . ProCyclingStats . Retrieved 20 August 2016 .^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist" . ProCyclingStats . Retrieved 2 October 2020 .^ Ryan, Barry; Lamoureux, Lyne (11 February 2024). "Tour of Colombia: Contreras secures overall as Restrepo win final sprint" . CyclingNews Future plc . Retrieved 11 February 2024 . ^ "Restrepo ganó en Salento y Villegas, líder de la Vuelta de la Juventud" [Restrepo wins in Salento and Villegas, leader of the Vuelta de la Juventud]. El Tiempo . Retrieved 14 February 2017 .^ Cabezas, Ricardo (28 April 2015). "El ciclista Richard Carapaz fue recibido por una multitud en Tulcán" [Cyclist Richard Carapaz was welcomed by a multitude in Tulcán]. El Comercio . Retrieved 14 February 2017 . ^ "Jhonatan Restrepo correrá la Vuelta a Burgos con el equipo Katusha" [Jhonatan Restrepo will race the Tour of Burgos with the Katusha team]. El Tiempo . Retrieved 14 February 2017 .^ Ramírez Coral, Peter (26 April 2015). "Carapaz, contra todos" [Carapaz, against all]. El Mundo . Retrieved 14 February 2017 .
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