Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco (born June 14, 1971 in

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

) is a retired male professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

from

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Career

;1994 :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez (COL) ;1996 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) ;1997 :1st in Stage 9

Vuelta al Táchira The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira (''English'': Tour of Táchira) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January since 1966 in the state of Táchira (state), Táchira in western Venezuela. The Vuelta al Táchira is part of ...

(VEN) :2nd in General Classification

(VEN) :6th in General Classification

Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela () is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Contin ...

(VEN) ;1998 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a los Santanderes (COL) :1st in Stage 3

Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The event is sponsored by ...

, Jardín (COL) :2nd in General Classification

(COL) ;1999 :6th in General Classification

(COL) ;2002 :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Antioquia (COL) :1st in Stage 5 Vuelta a Boyacà, Toca (COL) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) ;2003 :3rd in General Classification Vuelta a las Americas (MEX) :1st in Stage 3 Vuelta de Higuito, Paraiso (CRC) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;2004 :6th in General Classification

(COL) :2nd in General Classification Clásica La Libertad (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Chiriquí (PAN) ;2007 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Antioquia, TTT, Medellin (COL) ::alongside

Francisco Colorado Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández (born May 13, 1980, in San Rafael, Antioquia) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who last rode for the Ecuadorian amateur team, Team Saitel Ecuador. Major results ;2005 : 10th Overall Clásico Ciclístico ...

, Mauricio Ortega,

Marlon Pérez Marlon is a masculine given name. According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name (his father was also named Marlon), though the origin of the name is not known. Speculatio ...

, Marvin Correa, Juan Alejandro García, Ricardo Giraldo, and Andrés Rodríguez :1st in Stage 2 Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez, Cisneros (COL)

References

* 1971 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Cyclists from Medellín 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub