Carlos Betancur facts for kids
Betancur at the 2011 Giro d'Italia
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Betancur Gómez | ||
| Nickname | La Ronca, Bananito | ||
| Born | 13 October 1989 Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia |
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climber | ||
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Carlos Alberto Betancur Gómez, born on October 13, 1989, is a professional cyclist from Colombia. He is known for racing on roads. Most recently, he rode for a Colombian amateur team called Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas.
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Carlos Betancur's Cycling Journey
Carlos started his cycling career with a big win in 2010. He won the Girobio, which is like a junior version of the famous Giro d'Italia race. In 2011, he won his first professional race, the Giro dell'Emilia.
Carlos was supposed to join a new team in 2012, but he stayed with his current team, Acqua & Sapone. After the 2012 season, he left Acqua & Sapone and joined the AG2R La Mondiale team. He signed a two-year contract with them starting in 2013.
Racing with AG2R La Mondiale (2013–2015)
Carlos had a strong start to his 2013 season. He finished seventh in the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country. He also did very well in the Ardennes Classics races. He came third in 2013 La Flèche Wallonne and fourth in 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège. His strong attacks helped create the final groups of riders in these races.
After finishing 12th in the 2013 Tour de Romandie, Carlos entered the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Many thought he might finish in the top 10. At first, things were tough. He lost time early in the race. However, he showed amazing strength in the mountain stages. He finished second on three different stages.
Carlos climbed his way up to fifth place overall by the end of the Giro. He also won the white jersey for the best young rider in the race. This was a fantastic achievement!
In 2013, Carlos said he would focus on the Tour de France for 2014. But he couldn't travel from Colombia to France due to a viral infection. So, he changed his goal to the 2014 Vuelta a España instead.
In August 2015, AG2R La Mondiale announced that Carlos would leave the team. His contract was supposed to last until the end of 2016.
Joining Movistar Team (2016–2020)
In October 2015, the Movistar Team announced that Carlos would join them. He signed a two-year deal starting in 2016. Carlos won his first race with Movistar, a stage in the 2016 Vuelta a Castilla y León. This win was special because it ended a long wait of 760 days since his last victory, which was the 2014 Paris–Nice.
In June 2017, Carlos was chosen to be part of the Movistar team for the 2017 Tour de France.
Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas
For the 2021 season, Carlos joined the Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas team. In April of that year, he announced that he was taking a break from professional cycling.
Major Achievements
Carlos Betancur has had many impressive results throughout his career:
- 2009
- Won the overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
- Won Stage 4 of the Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
- Won a silver medal in the Road race at the UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
- 2010
- Won the overall Girobio
- Won Stages 4 and 5 of the Girobio
- Won Stage 1 (Team time trial) of the Vuelta a Colombia
- 2011
- Won the Giro dell'Emilia
- Finished 9th in the Giro di Lombardia
- 2012
- Won the Trofeo Melinda
- Won Stage 5 of the Tour of Belgium
- Won the Mountains classification in the Circuit de Lorraine
- Finished 2nd in the Giro di Toscana
- Finished 4th overall in the Giro del Trentino
- Won the Young rider classification in the Giro del Trentino
- 2013
- Finished 3rd in 2013 La Flèche Wallonne
- Finished 4th in 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Finished 5th overall in the Giro d'Italia
- Won the Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia
- Finished 7th overall in the Tour of the Basque Country
- 2014
- Won the overall Paris–Nice
- Won the Young rider classification in Paris–Nice
- Won Stages 5 and 6 of Paris–Nice
- Won the overall Tour du Haut Var
- Won the Points classification in the Tour du Haut Var
- Won Stage 1 of the Tour du Haut Var
- 2016
- Won Stage 2 of the Vuelta a Asturias
- Won Stage 1 of the Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 2019
- Won the Klasika Primavera
- Finished 8th overall in the Tour de Suisse
Grand Tour Results
Carlos Betancur has competed in some of the biggest cycling races in the world, known as Grand Tours.
| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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 Giro d'Italia |
58 | — | 5 | — | 20 | DNF | — | 15 | — | |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | 126 | 158 | — | — | DNF | — | — | |
Major Stage Race Results
Here are Carlos Betancur's results in other important stage races:
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||||
| Race | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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| Paris–Nice |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Tirreno–Adriatico |
— | 44 | — | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | |
 Volta a Catalunya |
— | — | 46 | DNS | DNF | — | — | — | — | |
| Tour of the Basque Country |
— | — | 7 | DNF | 98 | — | — | 27 | DNF | |
| Tour de Romandie |
— | — | 13 | — | DNF | — | 43 | DNF | 11 | |
 Critérium du Dauphiné |
Has not contested during his career | |||||||||
| Tour de Suisse |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 8 | |
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Betancur para niños
