Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (born 6 July 1979 in Urrao) is a

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n professional

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for , having left the team. His best results are two stage victories in the

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, in

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and

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Palmarès

;2001 : Pan American Champion U23 ;2003 : Stage 4, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda ;2006 : Stage 14,

;2007 : Stage 6,

: Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie ;2011 : 3rd, Giro dell'Appennino ;2013 : 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ;2014 : 4th, Pan American Road Race Championships ;2015 : 3rd Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 12 ;2016 : 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia ;2017 : 7th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia

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Profile on Ceramica Panaria-Navigare official website
* * * * * * * 1979 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games medalists in cycling South American Games silver medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Colombian Giro d'Italia stage winners Cyclists from Antioquia Department 20th-century Colombian sportsmen 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub