Alex Cano
 Cano at the 2012 Clásico RCN. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Alberto Cano Ardila |
| Born | 13 March 1983 Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | Maltinti Lampadari Salgomma |
| 2007 | Unidelta Arvedi Bottoli |
| 2013–2014 | Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín–IDEA |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2011 | Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes |
| 2012 | Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia |
| 2015 | Colombia |
| 2017–2019 | Coldeportes–Zenú |
Alex Alberto Cano Ardila (born March 13, 1983) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport, after a biological passport violation.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[2]
Major results[]
- 2003
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Uraba
- 2006
- 1st Coppa Penna
- 1st Stage 9 Girobio
- 2007
- 1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 2nd Overall Giro delle Valli Cuneesi
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
- 10th Giro del Belvedere
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Clasica Marinilla
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 6
- 2009
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Antioquia
- 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2010
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 2012
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta Internacional de Higuito
- 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 6th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 7 (ITT)
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 2013
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 1st Stage 8 Clásico RCN
- 2015
- 4th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 9th Time trial, Pan American Games
- 2016
3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia- 2017
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 5 & 8 (ITT)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
| Grand Tour | 2015 |
|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— |
 Tour de France
|
— |
 Vuelta a España
|
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| Results expunged |
Other major stage races[]
| Race | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Volta a Catalunya | 57 | — | — | — | 27 |
| Paris–Nice | Has not contested during his career | ||||
| Tour of the Basque Country | |||||
| Tour de Romandie | |||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | |||||
| Tour de Suisse | |||||
References[]
- ^ Long, Jonny (20 May 2019). "Manzana Postobon team suspended as second rider gives adverse reading". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
The UCI used the same press release to announce a further Colombian rider, Alex Cano, has been notified of an abnormality being detected in his biological passport.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Yarumal
- Colombian male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
- Vuelta a Colombia stage winners