Nicolás Naranjo

Nicolás Javier Naranjo Sánchez (10 July 1990 – 12 September 2021) was an Argentine road cyclist, who rode for UCI Continental team Agrupación Virgen de Fátima–San Juan Biker Motos.[1]

Nicolás Naranjo
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Javier Naranjo Sánchez
Born(1990-07-10)10 July 1990
San Juan, Argentina
Died12 September 2021(2021-09-12) (aged 31)
Mendoza, Argentina
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2011–2012Palmar del Lago
2013–2014Municipalidad de Rawson
2014Agrupación Virgen de Fátima
2015Municipalidad de Guaymallén
2015–2016A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima
Professional team
2017–2021A.C. Agrupación Virgen de Fátima

Major results

2011
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2014
1st Prologue & Stages 1 & 2 Vuelta a San Juan
2015
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Mendoza
2016
1st Prologue Vuelta a San Juan
2nd Overall Giro del Sol San Juan
2017
1st Doble Difunta Correa
3rd Overall Doble Bragado
1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 7b
6th Overall Vuelta del Uruguay
1st Stage 7
2018
1st Overall Giro del Sol San Juan
1st Prologue & Stages 4 (ITT) & 5
1st Stage 2 Doble Calingasta
2019
1st Overall Giro del Sol San Juan
1st Stages 1 & 4
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Vuelta del Uruguay
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 3, 4, 5 & 10
2020
1st Overall Giro del Sol San Juan
1st Stage 3

Death

He died from head injuries sustained in a crash while competing in a track and criterium event in Mendoza.[2][3]

References

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