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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Valdés.
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Yelko Gómez
Gómez in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yelko Marino Gómez Valdés
Born (1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 (age 36)
Chiriquí Province, Panama
Team information
Current team Panamá es Cultura y Valores
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Role Rider

Yelko Marino Gómez Valdés was born on March 9, 1989, in Chiriquí Province, Panama. He is a talented Panamanian cyclist. Yelko rides for a team called Panamá es Cultura y Valores, which is a UCI Continental team. This means his team competes in professional cycling races around the world.

Yelko Gómez's Cycling Achievements

Yelko Gómez has achieved many great things in his cycling career. He has won races and earned medals, especially in his home country, Panama. Here are some of his most important results:

2008
  • He finished second in the Road race at the National Under-23 Road Championships. This was a race for younger cyclists.
2011
  • He won the Memorial Avelino Camacho race.
  • He came in second place in the Vuelta a Navarra race.
2012
  • He won Stage 3 of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. Winning a stage means he was the fastest on one part of the multi-day race.
2014
  • He won the Panama NC Jersey.jpg Time trial at the National Road Championships. A time trial is a race against the clock, where cyclists ride alone.
  • He finished 7th overall in the Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica. This is a big race in Costa Rica.
2015
  • He won the Panama NC Jersey.jpg Time trial again at the National Road Championships.
2018
  • He was second in the Time trial at the National Road Championships.
2021
  • He won a Bronze medal blank.svg bronze medal in the Road race at the Central American Road Championships. A road race involves many cyclists riding together.

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