Jefferson Alexander Cepeda

This article is about the cyclist born in 1998. For the cyclist born in 1996, see Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda.
Jefferson Cepeda
Personal information
Full nameJefferson Alexander Cepeda Ortiz
Born (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)
El Playón de San Francisco, Sucumbíos Canton, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current teamEF Education–EasyPost
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2019Coraje Carchense
2019Avinal–GW–El Carmen de Viboral
Professional teams
2017–2018Team Ecuador
2020–2022Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec[1][2]
2022–EF Education–EasyPost
Major wins
One-day races and classics
National Road Race Championships (2021)

Jefferson Alexander Cepeda Ortiz (born 16 June 1998) is an Ecuadorian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[3] One of his cousins, also named Jefferson Cepeda, is also a cyclist, on the Caja Rural–Seguros RGA team.[4]

Career

In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[5] On 1 August 2022 Cepeda joined EF Education–EasyPost on a three-year contract from Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli.[6] His first race in the EF Education–EasyPost colors will be the Deutschland Tour.[7]

Major results

2017
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
5th Time trial, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships
6th Road race, South American Games
2019
1st Stage 4 Clásico RCN
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
3rd Road race, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships
9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 10
2020
10th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
2021 (1 pro win)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Tour of the Alps
1st Young rider classification
2022
2nd Overall Giro di Sicilia
1st Young rider classification
2023 (1)
1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour of the Alps
7th Trofeo Laigueglia
2024 (2)
1st Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 2

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 78 DNF DNF 53 71
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST". UCI. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Jefferson Alexander Cepeda". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Jefferson Alexander Cepeda joins EF Education-EasyPost | EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Jefferson Alexander Cepeda to make his EF Education-EasyPost debut at the Deutschland Tour". VeloNews.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.