Sergio Higuita

Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.[3]

Sergio Higuita
Higuita in 2020.
Personal information
Full nameSergio Andrés Higuita García
NicknameHiguita Monster
Born (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Team information
Current teamEF Education–Nippo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
20154-72 El servicio de envíos
Professional teams
2016–2018Team Manzana Postobón[1]
2019Fundación Euskadi
2019–EF Education First[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 Individual stage (2019)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2020)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Higuita and the second or maternal family name is García.

Career

He moved from UCI Continental team Euskaltel–Euskadi in May 2019,[4] having initially been set to join in the summer.[5] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]

Major results
2016
9th Overall Tour de Gironde
10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2017
1st Mountains classification Vuelta a Asturias
2018
9th Klasika Primavera
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
9th Overall Tour of China I
1st Mountains classification
2019
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 18
Combativity award Stage 18
1st Young rider classification Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Overall Tour of California
3rd Giro dell'Emilia
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
4th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
4th Klasika Primavera
4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stage 4
5th Tre Valli Varesine
6th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2020
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour Colombia
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
3rd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Young rider classification

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — —
Tour de France — DNF
Vuelta a España 14 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References
  1. "Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Ballinger, Alex (7 May 2019). "'Exceptional' Colombian youngster Sergio Higuita makes mid-season switch to EF Education First". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Videla, Franco (17 January 2019). "EF-Drapac cede a Sergio Higuita a la Fundación Euskadi" [EF-Drapac hands over Sergio Higuita to the Euskadi Foundation]. Ciclismo Internacional (in Spanish). Pablo Martín Palermo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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