Rigoberto’s biography

Prof. since: 2006
Victories: 5
Style of rider: climber
Nickname: Rigo
Hobbies: travelling
Favourite race: Giro di Lombardia
Personal website: www.rigobertouran.com
Twitter name: @uranrigoberto 

Mountains have always been a part of Rigoberto’s life. Second at the Giro d’Italia in 2013, he was born in Colombia at almost 2,000 meters elevation and loves to train on his home roads near Medellin, riding long climbs of 2,000 to 2,500 meters. “Spectacular scenery! When I train I love to look around; it’s a sort of mental yoga,” says Rigoberto. When he is in Europe he lives in Italy – Brescia, to be precise – where he has many friends and a very special second family. “When I crashed at the Deutschland Tour in 2007 I broke a lot of bones and they were there for me,” he says. “I also have a fan club with about 70 members in Brescia.” Rigoberto first started riding thanks to his father. At 14 years of age he discovered his talent, winning his first race, a time trial. “I didn’t even have racing equipment and clothing,” Rigoberto recalls, “but from that day my life changed.” After a series of good results, Rigo exploded on the scene in the last Giro d’Italia, where in addition to second place overall he claimed a splendid victory on the Altopiano del Montasio. “That success gave me a lot of confidence and repaid me for all the hard work. Now I’m looking to the future with peace of mind, ready to climb new mountains.”

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Rigoberto’s victories

2007 (2)
stage 2b Euskal Bizikleta, 7th stage Tour de Suisse

2012 (2)
4th stage Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Giro del Piemonte

2013 (1)
10th stage Giro d`Italia

Rigoberto’s previous teams

2006: Tenax
2007: 
Unibet.com
2008: 
Caisse d`Epargne
2009: 
Caisse d`Epargne
2010: 
Caisse d`Epargne
2011: 
Sky Procycling
2012: 
Sky Procycling
2013: 
Sky Procycling

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