Edgardo Simón (born December 16, 1974) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

professional track and

road bicycle racer 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 com ...

. He rides for the Ironage-Colner squad, having previously competed for the Real Cycling Team on the

UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

. In 2005, Simon won the

. In 2010 he was granted the

Konex Award Konex Foundation Awards, or simply Konex Awards, are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation honouring Argentine cultural personalities. History and purpose Konex Awards are granted by the Konex Foundation, created in 1980 in Argentina. The p ...

Merit Diploma as one of the five best cyclist of the last decade in Argentina. Simon competed for Argentina at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in track cycling in the Men's Team Pursuit event.

Major achievements

;1997 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle -Arg- (ARG) ;1998 * 2nd in Cali, Team Pursuit, Cali (COL) ;2000 – Toledo (TOL) * 3rd (Bronze) – World Track Cycling Championships (Men's Madison 60 km) * 1st in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Argentina, Bahía Blanca (ARG) * 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG) ;2001 – Toledo (TOL) * 1st –

Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado The Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado is a road cycling race held in Argentina. The race exists as a men's competition over seven stages. Past winners {, class="wikitable" !Year!!Winner , - , 1922 , , Eugenio Gret , - , 1923 , , Eugenio Gret ...

* 1st Apertura Temporada Argentina, Avellaneda (ARG) * 1st Overall Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG) * 1st Overall Vuelta de San Juan (ARG) * 2nd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Argentina (ARG) * 1st in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Argentina (ARG) * 1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Medellin (COL) ;2002 – Toledo (TOL) * 1st (Gold) –

South American Games The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nat ...

(Men's road race, 140 km) * 1st (Gold) – South American Games (Men's Individual Pursuit) * 1st Overall – Vuelta Ciclista por un Chile Lider (2.2) * 3rd (Bronze) – World Track Cycling Championships (Men's Madison 60 km) * 3rd Overall –

Vuelta Ciclista de Chile The Vuelta Ciclista de Chile is an annual Chilean elite men's professional road cycling stage race A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a racing, race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to ...

* 2nd 2nd in Monterrey, Madison (MEX) ;2003 – Ekono Alamo Rent A (EKO) * 1st (Gold) –

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

(Men's 4000m individual pursuit) * 4th Overall –

* 1st in Stage 7 Vuelta de San Juan, Jachal (ARG) * 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta de San Juan, San Juan (ARG) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Conception (CHI) * 1st in Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Chillan (CHI) * 1st in Stage 3 part b Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Talca (CHI) * 1st in Stage 8 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Limache (CHI) * 2nd in National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Elite/U23, Argentina, Cordoba (ARG) * 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta al Valle -Arg-, Catriel (ARG) ;2004 – LIDER-PRESTO (LID) * 1st in Stage 9 Vuelta de San Juan (ARG) * 3rd in General Classification Vuelta de San Juan (ARG) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Costanera Puerto Montt (CHI) * 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Canete (CHI) * 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur (CHI) * 1st in Stage 4 part b Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Curicó (CHI) * 1st in Stage 6 part a Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, La Estrella (CHI) * 1st in Stage 8 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Los Andes (CHI) * 3rd in National Championship, Track, Points race, Elite/U23, Argentina, Mar del Plata (ARG) * 1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Guatemala, Zacapa (GUA) * 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta a Guatemala, Retalhuleu (GUA) ;2005 – LIDER-PRESTO (LID) – Colombia – Selle Italia (CSI) * Champion –

* 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta de San Juan (ARG) * 1st in Stage 2 Ascensión a los Nevados de Chillán, Puente El Ala (CHI) * 2nd in General Classification Ascensión a los Nevados de Chillán (CHI) * 1st in Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Osorno (CHI) * 1st in Stage 4 part b Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Máfil (CHI) * 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Los Angeles (CHI) * 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur (CHI) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Ciudad de Talca (CHI) * 1st in Stage 1 part b Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Curicó (CHI) * 1st in Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Algarrobo (CHI) * 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (CHI) * 1st in Pan American Championships, Road, ITT, Elite, Mar Del Plata * 1st in Pan American Championships, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Mar del Plata * 2nd in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Mae del Plata * 1st in General Classification UCI America Tour ;2006 – Sella Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni (SEL) * 2nd in General Classification Ascensión a los Nevados de Chillán (CHI) * 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Mendoza, Tumuyan (ARG) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Achao (CHI) ;2007 – Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni – Selle Italia (SER) * 1st in Stage 6 Rutas de America, Fray Bentos (URU) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Puerto Varas (CHI) * 1st in Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Cañete (CHI) * 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Concepcion (CHI) * 1st in Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Talca (CHI) ;2008 – Scott – Marcondes Cesar – Sao José dos Campos (SCO) * 1st in Stage 10 Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay, Sarandí Grande (URU) * 3rd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Argentina (ARG) * 1st in Stage 1 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo, Interlagos (BRA) * 1st in Stage 2 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo, São Carlos (BRA) * 1st in Stage 4 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo, Ribeirão (BRA) * 2nd in Prova São Salvador (BRA) * 3rd in Volta Do ABC Paulista (BRA) * 4th in Camaras Colla (ARG) * 1st in Stage 3 Vuelta a Bolivia, Villa Tunari (BOL) * 1st in Stage 4 Vuelta a Bolivia, Cochabamba (BOL) * 2nd in Copa da Republica de Ciclismo (BRA) ;2009 – Scott – Marcondes Cesar – Sao José dos Campos (SCO) * 1st in Stage 5 Vuelta de San Juan, Angaco circuito (ARG) * 6th in General Classification Giro del Sol San Juan (ARG) * 1st in Stage 3 Volta Ciclistica Internacional de Gravatai, Gravataí (BRA) * 1st in Stage 4 Volta Ciclistica Internacional de Gravatai, Gravataí (BRA) * 1st in Stage 1 Volta Ciclistica Internacional de Santa Catarina, Timbó (BRA) * 3rd in Prova Ciclistica 1° de Maio – GP Ayrton Senna (BRA) * 5th in Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires (ARG) * 4th in GP Campagnolo (b) (ARG) * 1st in Prologue Vuelta a Bolivia 2009(BOL) * 1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Bolivia 2009(BOL) * 1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a Bolivia 2009(BOL) ;2010 – Funvic-Sundown-Feijão Tarumã-Pindamonhangaba (FUN) * 4th Giro de Juan Koslay ;2012 – Real Cycling Team * 1st, Stage 2, Vuelta al Uruguay * 1st, Stages 1 & 2,

Tour do Rio Tour do Rio is a road cycling stage race held in Brazil. The race is classified as a 2.2 event in the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycli ...

* 1st, Stage 4,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Edgardo 1974 births Argentine male cyclists Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Vuelta Ciclista de Chile stage winners Argentine track cyclists Living people Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Olympic cyclists for Argentina Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in cycling Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Sportspeople from Corrientes Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Argentine sportsmen