Darwin Atapuma
 Atapuma at the 2014 Tour de San Luis | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado |
| Nickname | El Puma |
| Born |
15 January 1988 Túquerres, Nariño, Colombia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | BMC Racing Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing Specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009–2011 | Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes |
| 2012–2013 | Colombia–Coldeportes |
| 2014– | BMC Racing Team |
| Major wins | |
|
Infobox last updated on 01 June 2014 | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Atapuma and the second or maternal family name is Hurtado.
Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (born 15 January 1988) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for the BMC Racing Team professional cycling team.[1]
After two seasons with Colombia,[2] Atapuma left the team at the end of the 2013 season and joined the BMC Racing Team for 2014.[1] In 2015, he finished 16th in the Giro d'Italia and 56th in the Vuelta a España.[3] In the 2016 Vuelta a España, he held the red jersey after a second-place finish in Stage 4.[4] In September 2016 Atapuma announced that he would join Lampre–Merida on a two-year deal from 2017.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 6th Overall Vuelta al Ecuador
- 1st Stages 2 & 8
- 2008
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 2009
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 3
- 6th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2010
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 8th Overall Trofeu Cidade da Guarda
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2011
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2012
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 8th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 10th Overall Giro di Padania
- 2013
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Pologne
- 6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 6th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2014
- 9th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2016
- Vuelta a España
- Held
after Stages 4–7 - Held
after Stages 4–7
- Held
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Suisse
- 4th Overall Tour of Utah
- 9th Overall Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
- | 16 | 9 |
 Tour |
WD | - | - |
| Vuelta |
- | 56 | 32 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- 1 2 "Darwin Atapuma signs for BMC as American team buy into Colombian climbing revolution". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "Atapuma makes his mark on Tour of Poland's first stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "LaVuelta.com". LaVuelta.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Vuelta a España, stage 4 | VeloNews.com". Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ↑ "Atapuma leaves BMC to join Project TJ Sport in 2017 - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Darwin Atapuma on Twitter
- Darwin Atapuma profile at ProCyclingStats
- Darwin Atapuma at bmcracingteam.com
- ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin at cqranking.com
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