Edwin Ávila

Edwin Alcibiades Ávila Vanegas (born 21 November 1989 in Cali) is a Colombian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Burgos BH.[4][5] At the 2012 Summer Olympics,[6] he competed in the Men's team pursuit for the national team. He won the Colombian National Road Race Championships in 2016.[7]

Edwin Ávila
Ávila in 2016
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Alcibiades Ávila Vanegas
Nickname"Calimenio"
Born (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989
Cali, Colombia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamBurgos BH
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Professional teams
2013–2015Colombia
2016–2017Team Illuminate
2018–2019Israel Cycling Academy[1][2]
2020Israel Cycling Academy[3]
2021–Burgos BH
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's track cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
World Cup 0 1 0
World Cup stage 2 1 3
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 4 1 2
CAC Games 2 2 1
South American Games 2 1 0
Total 13 6 7
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ApeldoornPoints race
Gold medal – first place2014 CaliPoints race
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2011–12Points race
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 MontevideoTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2010 AguascalientesTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2011 MedellínPoints race
Gold medal – first place2011 MedellínTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2011 MedellínMadison
Bronze medal – third place2017 CouvaPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2017 CouvaMadison
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MayagüezTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaOmnium
Silver medal – second place2010 MayagüezIndividual pursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 BarranquillaMadison
Bronze medal – third place2018 BarranquillaTeam pursuit
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2010 MedellínPoints race
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 AguascalientesMadison
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Vanegas.

Major results

Track
2007
3rd Madison (with Jaime Ramirez Bernal), UCI Junior World Championships
2008
3rd Team pursuit (Cali), UCI World Cup
2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit (Cali), UCI World Cup
2011
1st Points race, UCI World Championships
1st Points race, UCI World Ranking
1st Team pursuit, Pan American Games
3rd Points race (Cali), UCI World Cup
2012
1st Team pursuit (Cali), UCI World Cup
2014
1st Points race, UCI World Championships

Road racing
2010
1st Circuito Feria de Manizales
5th Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games
2012
1st Overall Tour of Trinidad and Tobago
1st Sprints classification Tour de San Luis
2014
7th Grand Prix de Denain
2015
10th Route Adélie
2016
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2017
Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 1 Sibiu Tour
2nd Overall Tour de Taiwan
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
2nd Overall Tour de Korea
1st Points classification
5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
2018
4th Overall Tour de Taiwan
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
2019
1st Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 4 Tour du Rwanda
4th Grand Prix de Fourmies
8th Coppa Bernocchi
2020
9th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2013 2014
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 164 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "Burgos-BH". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Edwin Ávila luchará los sprints con los colores del Burgos-BH" [Edwin Ávila will fight the sprints with the colors of Burgos-BH]. Burgos BH (in Spanish). Burgos Pro Team. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. "National Championships Colombia – Road Race". Retrieved 21 February 2016.


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