| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1962 Quito Canton, Ecuador |
| Died | 23 January 2013 (aged 50) Tulcán, Ecuador |
Juan Carlos Rosero García (28 November 1962 – 23 January 2013)[1] was an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[2][3] After retiring from competition, Rosero became a teacher: he also became a mentor to Richard Carapaz, Ecuador's first European-based professional cyclist and Grand Tour winner, through a cycling club he founded at the school where he was teaching; the club has also produced a number of other professional riders, including Jhonatan Narváez and Jonathan Caicedo.[4] Born in Tumbaco, Quito Canton, Rosero died in Tulcán.
Career
[edit]- 1986
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU)
- 1987
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG)
- 1989
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU)
- 1991
- 2nd in General Classification Vuelta al Táchira (VEN)
- 1992
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacá (COL)
- 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU)
- 43rd in Olympic Games, Road, Amateurs, Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona (ESP)
- 5th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL)
- 1993
- 1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Pamplona (COL)
References
[edit]- ^ "Muere Juan Carlos Rosero, gloria del ciclismo carchense". www.elnorte.ec. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Rosero, "El Cóndor" que profanó uno de los templos ciclísticos de Colombia" (in Spanish). ANDES. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Carlos Rosero Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (13 September 2020). "Richard Carapaz: From Ecuador to Grand Tour winner". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Juan Carlos Rosero at Cycling Archives (archived)
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