Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (born 6 December 1985) is a Colombian 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 ...

, who last rode for

UCI Continental 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 ...

team .

Career

2013 season

While riding for in 2013, he won a mountaintop finish on Stage 2 of the Tour of California, twelve seconds ahead of eventual overall winner, Tejay van Garderen of . He subsequently finished third overall in the Tour, and briefly wore the leader's jersey before van Garderen claimed it. In September 2013, it was announced that Acevedo would move to the squad for the 2014 season. However, a month later, Acevedo was said to have broken a "verbal agreement" with , with the intention to join instead.

Major results

Sources: ;2009 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica ::1st Stages 8 ( ITT) & 10 ;2010 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

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 ...

: 1st Stage 6

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 ...

;2011 : 1st Stage 3 ( TTT)

: 1st Stage 4 Tour of Utah : 8th Road race, Pan American Road Championships ;2012 : 6th Overall Vuelta Mexico ;2013 : 1st Overall

2012–13 UCI America Tour The 2012–13 UCI America Tour was the ninth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 7 October 2012 with the Tobago Cycling Classic and ended on 7 September 2013 with the Univest GP, Bucks County Classic. The points leader, based on t ...

: 3rd Overall Tour of Utah : 3rd Overall Tour of California ::1st Stage 2 : 4th Overall

USA Pro Cycling Challenge The USA Pro Cycling Challenge, also known as USA Pro Challenge, was an annual multi-day professional road bicycle racing stage race that first took place in Colorado in 2011. Originally announced on August 4, 2010 by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter ...

::1st Stage 4 : 5th Overall

Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI Americ ...

::1st Stage 1 : 8th Overall

Tour de San Luis Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which ...

;2014 : 9th Overall Tour of California : 9th Overall

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

;2015 : 4th

GP Miguel Induráin The Grand Prix Miguel Induráin (), formerly the "Grand Prix Navarre" is a Spanish one-day road bicycle race. History The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...

;2016 : 3rd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race ::1st Stage 1 ( ITT) : 4th Overall

: 8th Overall

References

External links

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Janier Acevedo: Cycling Base

Janier Acevedo: Cycling QuotientJanier Acevedo: Garmin-Sharp
1985 births Colombian male cyclists Living people Cyclists from Antioquia Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub