Sergio Higuita

Sergio Higuita

Sergio Higuita (2018)
To person
Full name	Sergio Andrés Higuita García
Nickname	The Higuita Monster
UCI ID	10010985535
Date of birth	August 1, 1997
nation	Colombia
discipline	Street
Driver type	Mountain riders
height	1.66 m
Racing weight	57 kg
To the team
Current team	EF Pro Cycling
Team (s)
2016–2018 2019 2019–	Manzana Postobón Team Fundación Euskadi EF Education First
Most important successes
a stage Vuelta a España 2019

Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born August 1, 1997 in Medellín ) is a Colombian cyclist .

Career

Sergio Higuita began road cycling at the age of twelve and received a contract with the Colombian team Manzana Postobón in 2016 , which started as the Professional Continental Team in 2017 . In his first season he contested the Tour of Asturias and the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid as well as some races in the U23 category such as the Ronde de l'Isard .

In the 2017 season, Higuita won the mountain classification of the Tour of Asturias . At the Vuelta a Colombia , which was not on the UCI's 2018 racing calendar , Higuita won on the third stage and also won the junior ranking in fifth overall. This special classification, he also won at the Tour of China I .

For the 2019 season he was supposed to switch to the WorldTeam EF Education First , but to gain experience he would initially work for the Spanish Fundación Euskadi for half a year . For his team he won the youngsters' classification of the Tour of Valencia as well as his first UCI race on the fourth stage of the Volta ao Alentejo . EF Education First signed him on May 1, 2019.

The California Tour and the Tour of Poland , his first two World Tour races, he finished in second and fourth place overall. In September he started a " Grand Tour " for the first time , the Vuelta a España 2019 . Initially planned there as a mountain helper for Rigoberto Urán , who later retired , Higuita won the 18th stage of the tour as a soloist after an escape of about 50 kilometers and finished the Vuelta in 14th overall. At the road world championships, he finished fourth in the U23 road race.

In the 2020 season, Higuita became Colombian road racing champion, won the overall standings of the Tour Colombia and finished third in the UCI WorldTour stage race Paris-Nice .

successes

2017

• Mountain classification Asturias tour

2018

• a stage and junior competition Vuelta a Colombia
• Mountain classification Tour of China I

2019

• Valencia Tour for youngsters
• a stage Volta ao Alentejo
• a stage Vuelta a España

2020

• Colombian champion - road racing
• Overall standings, one stage and team time trial Tour Colombia
• Junior competition Paris-Nice

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour	2019
Giro d'Italia	-
Tour de France	-
Vuelta a España	14th

Web links

Commons : Sergio Higuita  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sergio Higuita in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Profile on the EF Education First team website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Thomas Blanco Lineros: Sergio Higuita, el niño que volaba en la ciclovía. In: El Espectador online. August 19, 2019, accessed September 15, 2019 (Spanish). 
2. ^ Franco Videla: EF-Drapac cede a Sergio Higuita a la Fundación Euskadi. In: ciclismointernacional.com. January 17, 2019, accessed September 15, 2019 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ EF Education First signs climbing talent Higuita. In: radsport-news.com. May 7, 2019, accessed September 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Higuita wins 18th stage, Roglic extends leadership. In: radsport-news.com. September 12, 2019, accessed September 15, 2019 .