Brandon Rivera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Brandon Rivera
Rivera in 2023
Personal information
Full nameBrandon Smith Rivera Vargas
Born (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28)
Zipaquirá, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
Current teamIneos Grenadiers
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2019GW–Shimano
2020–Team Ineos[1]
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ixmiquilpan Time trial

Brandon Smith Rivera Vargas (born 21 March 1996) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[2] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[3]

Major results

2014
1st Team (with Jhon Anderson Rodríguez), Youth Olympic Games
2017
4th Road race, Games of the Small States of Europe
2018
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2019 (1 pro win)
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
4th Time trial, Pan American Games
2020
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2022
6th Overall CRO Race
2023
5th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
10th Overall Route d'Occitanie
2024 (1)
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Austria
1st Stage 1
8th Overall UAE Tour
8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.


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