José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño (born July 15, 1973 in

Cómbita Cómbita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the sub region of the Central Boyacá Province. Cómbita is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and borders Arcabuco and the department of Santander in t ...

, Boyacá) is a retired male

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

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 ...

. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.

Major results

;1995 :2nd in Stage 8

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 ...

, Tunja (COL) ;1996 :3rd in Stage 3

, Leona en Tocancipa (COL) ;1998 :1st in General Classification

Vuelta a Guatemala The ''Vuelta a Guatemala'' (Spanish for Tour of Guatemala) is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually and typically during late October and early November in several locations in Guatemala. The competition carries a UCI rating o ...

(GUA) :1st in General Classification Vuelta de Higuito (CRC) ;1999 :3rd in Stage 14

Vuelta a Colombia The (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cyclin ...

, Zipaquirá (COL) ;2000 :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, El Humilladero (COL) ;2001 :2nd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Cundinamarca (COL) :2nd in Prologue

, Popayan (COL) :2nd in Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides, Viacha (BOL) ;2002 : in Pan American Championships, Road, Elite :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Chiquinquirá (COL) :3rd in Stage 4 Vuelta a Boyacà, Jenesano (COL) :3rd in Stage 2

, Socorro (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in Stage 2 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima (COL) ;2003 :2nd in Stage 2 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Alto de San Miguel-Sibaté-Canoas-Soacha (COL) :2nd in Stage 1 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :2nd in Stage 3 Clásica de Fusagasugá, Fusagasugá (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica de Fusagasugá (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Mosquera (COL) :2nd in Stage 2 GP Mundo Ciclistico, Funza (COL) :2nd in General Classification GP Mundo Ciclistico (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a Boyacà, Chiquinquira (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima, Anapoima (COL) :1st in General Classification Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima (COL) ;2004 :2nd in Stage 4 Vuelta a Boyacà, Jenesano (COL) :2nd in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) :1st in Stage 2

, Remolinos (COL) ;2005 :2nd in Stage 3 Vuelta a Boyacà, Saboyá (COL) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacà (COL) ;2006 :3rd in Circuito de Combita (COL) :3rd in Stage 1 Vuelta a los Santanderes, Cucuta (COL) :1st in Stage 2

, Buga (COL) :1st in Stage 8

, Bogotá (COL) :3rd in Stage 5 part a Doble Copacabana GP Fides, San Pablo de Tiquina (BOL) ;2007 :1st in Stage 2

, Bogotá (COL) ;2008 :3rd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Boyacà, Paz de Río (COL) ;2009 :1st in Stage 2 part b Tour de la Guadeloupe, TTT, Les Abymes (GUA) ::alongside Boris Carène, Nicolas Dumont, and

José Daniel Bernal José Daniel Bernal García (born March 15, 1973, in Bogotá) is a male road cyclist from Colombia. Career ;1992 :1st in General Classification Vuelta a El Salvador (ESA) ;1997 :1st in Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Puerto Salgar (COL) ;2000 :1st ...

References

* 1973 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Vuelta a Colombia stage winners Cyclists from Boyacá Department Tour de Guadeloupe stage winners {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub