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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 30)
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

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

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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

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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

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  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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