Juan Pablo Valencia
Juan Pablo Valencia (2014) | |
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Full name | Juan Pablo Valencia González |
Date of birth | May 2, 1988 |
nation | Colombia |
discipline | Street |
End of career | 2015 |
Last updated: April 21, 2019 |
Juan Pablo Valencia González (born May 2, 1988 in Medellín ) is a former Colombian cyclist .
Athletic career
Juan Pablo Valencia was the 2010 Colombian road racing champion in the U23 class. From 2012 he drove for the Professional Continental Team Colombia , initially as a stagiaire . In the same year he finished second in the Giro del Veneto behind the winner Oscar Gatto . In 2015 he started at the Vuelta a España and came in 87th overall.
After the sport
After ending his career in 2015, Valencia moved to Italy, where he was arrested in early 2019 on suspicion of drug trafficking. The Italian police found two bags of 20 grams of cocaine in the tubes of his bicycle, and during a search of his house, additional cocaine and a large amount of cash.
successes
- 2010
Teams
- 2012 Colombia-Coldeportes (Stagiaire, from August 1st)
- 2013 Colombia
- 2014 Colombia
- 2015 Colombia
Web links
- Juan Pablo Valencia in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ex-cyclist arrested for drug trafficking: He hid cocaine in his bicycle tubes. In: Spiegel Online . February 8, 2019, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ^ Retired pro arrested on cocaine trafficking charges in Italy. In: Cycling News. February 7, 2019, accessed April 21, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Valencia, Juan Pablo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valencia, Juan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Medellin |