Javier de Jesús Zapata

Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada (born 16 October 1969) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. He was nicknamed "El Milagroso" during his career.

Javier de Jesús Zapata
Personal information
Full nameJavier de Jesús Zapata Villada
NicknameEl Milagroso
Born (1969-10-16) 16 October 1969
Itagüí, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2009Indeportes Antioquia
Professional teams
1993–1996Aguardiente Antioqueño
1997Gobernacion de Antioquia
1998Kross–Selle Italia
2001–200405 Orbitel
2007–2008Caico

Major results

1993
1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
1994
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
1995
1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
1996
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
1997
1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
2nd Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 1
1999
1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Barbosa (COL)
2000
1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Argentina
2001
1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
10th Overall Clásico RCN
2003
1st Overall Vuelta de la Paz
1st Stage 3a
1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN
2nd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
3rd Overall Vuelta a los Santanderes
1st Stage 3
2004
1st Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
1st Stages 1, 3 & 6b
1st Stage 3 GP Mundo Ciclistico
1st Overall Clasico de Ejecutivos
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd Overall Vuelta de la Paz
3rd Overall Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
10th Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 5
2005
1st Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stages 2 & 4 Clásico RCN
1st Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides
1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Tolima
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2006
1st Stage 10 (TTT) Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stages 2 & 5b Doble Copacabana GP Fides
1st Stage 1 Clasica International de Tulcan
1st Stage 2b Clásica de Fusagasugá
3rd Overall Clásico RCN
3rd Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa
3rd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
1st Stage 4
2007
1st Overall Tour of Virginia
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
1st Jin Mao Climb
2nd Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
2nd Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
1st Stage 2
7th Overall Clásico RCN
1st Prologue
2008
2nd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
1st Stage 4
10th Overall Vuelta a Bolivia
1st Stage 7a
2009
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

  • Javier De Jesús Zapata Villada at Cycling Archives
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Javier Zapata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-06-22.
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