Juan Pablo Forero

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Juan Pablo Forero
Personal information
Full nameJuan Pablo Forero Carreño
Born (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983 (age 40)
Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Team information
Current teamColombia
DisciplineRoad and Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-around
Professional teams
2006–2011Colombia es Pasión
2012–Colombia–Coldeportes

Juan Pablo Forero Carreño (born August 3, 1983) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He has represented Colombia at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won a silver medal in team pursuit with team mates Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. He was born in Cota, Cundinamarca.

Career[edit]

2003
1st Stage 3 Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
1st Aguascalientes World Cup – Team Pursuit
alongside José Serpa, Alexander González, and Carlos Alzate
2nd National Track Championships – Madison
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pan American Games – Team Pursuit
alongside José Serpa, Alexander González, and Arles Castro
2004
1st Prologue & Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23
2005
1st National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
1st Prologue Vuelta ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador
2nd National Track Championships – Scratch
2006
1st Stages 6, 11 & 15 Vuelta a Colombia
2007
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pan American Track Championships – Team Pursuit
alongside Jairo Pérez, Arles Castro, and Carlos Alzate
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pan American Games – Team Pursuit
alongside Jairo Pérez, Arles Castro, and Carlos Alzate
3rd Overall Tour de Nez
2008
1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Tolima
1st Stage 15 International Cycling Classic
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Cundinamarca
1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN
2009
1st Stages 1 & 4 Clasica International de Tulcan
2nd Circuito de Getxo
2012
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia

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