Nelson Soto (cyclist)

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Nelson Soto
Soto in 2017.
Personal information
Full nameNelson Andrés Soto Martínez
Born (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 29)
Barranquilla, Colombia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamPetrolike
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2015Metropolitan Green Planet
2016Coldeportes–Claro
2023Colombia Pacto por el Deporte
Professional teams
2017Coldeportes–Zenú
2018–2019Caja Rural–Seguros RGA[1][2]
2020–2022Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas[3]
2024–Petrolike
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's track cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 0 1 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
South American Games 1 1 0
Total 2 2 0
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team pursuit
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team pursuit
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Omnium
Men's road cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Championships 2 0 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
Bolivarian Games 0 0 1
Total 3 0 1
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Road race
Gold medal – first place 2021 Santo Domingo Road race
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Road race
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Road race
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Nelson Andrés Soto Martínez (born 19 June 1994 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Petrolike. In August 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España.[4]

Major results[edit]

2017
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
Vuelta a Colombia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 3, 10 & 11
2018
1st Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2019
4th Route Adélie
10th Trofeo Matteotti
2020
4th Poreč Trophy
2021
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia
2022
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2024
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 154
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Caja Rural-Seguros RGA sign young Spanish talent". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018. The pair join Danilo Celano (Amore & Vita-Selle SMP), Julen Amezqueta and Cristian Rodriguez (Wilier Triestina), and Colombian Nelson Soto (Coldeportes-Claro) as new signings for the 2018 season.
  2. ^ "El proyecto del Caja Rural 2019 arranca en Almería, aún sin el colombiano Soto" [The Caja Rural 2019 project starts in Almería, even without the Colombian Soto]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Colombia Tierra de Atletas GW Bicicletas". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2018: 73rd Vuelta a España: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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