Luis Fernando Sepúlveda Villar (born April 8, 1974) is a male professional track and

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

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. He won a gold medal for his native country at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city wa ...

. He also competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and 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 ...

Career

;1998 :1st in Stage 8 part b

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 ...

(CHI) :6th in General Classification

(CHI) ;1999 :1st in General Classification

(CHI) :2nd in Frisco, Points Race, Frisco, Texas (USA) ;2000 :2nd in Prologue

, Vitacura (CHI) :2nd in Stage 3

, El Tabo (CHI) :3rd in Stage 4

, Los Maitenes (CHI) :2nd in Stage 7-b

, Chillán (CHI) :1st in General Classification

(CHI) :2nd in General Classification Volta Ciclistica Internacional de Santa Catarina (BRA) ;2001 :3rd in National Championship, Road, Individual Time Trial, Chile (CHI) :1st in Prologue

, Puerto Montt (CHI) : 7th in General Classification

(CHI) ;2002 : in Pan American Championships, Track, Madison, Quito (ECU) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Quito (ECU) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Point Race, Quito (ECU) :1st in Stage 1

, Pucon (CHI) :4th in General Classification

(CHI) ;2003 :2nd in Stage 4 Volta do Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi (BRA) :6th in General Classification

(CHI) : in

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 ...

, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM) ;2004 :1st in Stage 7

, Villa Alemana (CHI) :3rd in

UCI Track Cycling World Cup The UCI Track Cycling World Cup (formerly known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics) was a multi race tournament held over a track cycling season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held ...

, Points Race, Moscow (RUS) ;2005 : in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Mar del Plata (ARG) ::alongside

Marco Arriagada Marco Antonio Arriagada Quinchel (born October 30, 1975, in Curicó) is a Chilean professional racing cyclist. He is the brother of cyclist Marcelo Arriagada. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan Am ...

Enzo Cesario Enzo Bruno Cesario Farias (born August 30, 1980) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Chile. He won two gold medals for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Career ;2000 :3rd in Pro ...

, and

Gonzalo Miranda Gonzalo Sabas Miranda Figueroa (born October 6, 1979) is a Chilean track and road cyclist, who currently rides for the Chilean amateur team U.C. Curicó. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, ...

: in Pan American Championships, Track, Madison, Mar del Plata (ARG) ;2006 :2nd in National Championship, Road, Individual Time Trial, Chile (CHI) :2nd in National Championship, Road, Chile (CHI) :3rd in Stage 3

, San Esteban (CHI) :3rd in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (CHI) :2nd in Stage 2

Vuelta a Costa Rica The Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (''English'': Tour of Costa Rica) is a bicycle racing stage race held annually, since 1965, in Costa Rica. The men's Vuelta carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI ...

, Playas del Coco (CRC) :3rd in Stage 3 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Finca La Ponderosa (CRC) :2nd in Stage 7 Vuelta a Costa Rica, Belén (CRC) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Sao Paulo (BRA) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Madison, Sao Paulo (BRA) ;2007 :3rd in Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista Lider al Sur, Cañete (CHI) : in Pan American Championships, Track, Madison, Valencia (VEN) : in

, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) ::alongside

, and

:3rd in Stage 5 Vuelta a Sucre, Monumento (VEN) ;2008 :3rd in Stage 3 Vuelta a Mendoza, San Martín (ARG) :3rd in National Championship, Road, Individual Time Trial, Chile (CHI) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Bolivia, Santa Cruz (BOL) :2nd in Stage 2 Vuelta a Bolivia, Mineros (BOL) :3rd in Stage 3 Vuelta a Bolivia, Villa Tunari (BOL) :2nd in Stage 1 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Tulcan (ECU) :1st in Stage 4 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Ambato (ECU) :5th in Stage 6 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Milagro (ECU) :2nd in Stage 7 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Quevedo (ECU) :4th in Stage 8 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Santo Domingo (ECU) :2nd in Stage 9 Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador, Quito (ECU) ;2009 :2nd in Vuelta de la Leche, Puerto Octay (CHI) :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Santo Domingo (DOM) :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Santo Domingo (DOM) :1st in General Classification Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional (DOM) :2nd in Juegos del Alba, Road, Individual Time Trial :1st in Stage 1 Volta Ciclistica Internacional do Paraná, Bela Vista do Paraiso (BRA) :7th in Pan American Championships, Road, Individual Time Trial :2nd in Prologue Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti (PYF) :2nd in Stage 2 Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti, Col d'Erima (PYF) :1st in Stage 3 Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti, Pirae (PYF) :1st in Stage 5 part b Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti, Taiarapu (PYF) ::alongside

Gonzalo Garrido Gonzalo Andrés Garrido Zenteno (born 2 September 1973) is a Chilean road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race. He is a five-time National Champion. Major results ;1997 : 3rd Road race, National Road ...

, Patricio Almonacid, and Cristobal Gómez :1st in Stage 6 Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti, Mahini (PYF) :1st in Stage 7 part b Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti, Taiarapu (PYF) :2nd in General Classification Tour de l'Amitié de Tahiti (PYF) ;2010 :1st National Road Race Champion

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sepulveda, Luis Fernando 1974 births Living people Chilean male cyclists Chilean track cyclists Sportspeople from Curicó Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic cyclists for Chile Vuelta Ciclista de Chile stage winners Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling Pan American Games silver medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Chilean sportsmen 20th-century Chilean sportsmen