Luis Felipe Laverde

Colombian cyclist (born 1979)

Luis Felipe Laverde

Laverde in 2013

Personal information

Full name

Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez

Born

(1979-07-06) July 6, 1979 (age 45)
Urrao, Colombia

Height

1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

63 kg (139 lb)

Team information

Current team

Coldeportes–Zenú

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Rider type

Climbing specialist

Amateur team

2001

Polisportiva Autolelli

Professional teams

2002

Mobilvetta Design

2003–2004

Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè

2005–2008

Ceramica Panaria–Navigare

2009–2011

Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes

2012

Colombia–Coldeportes

2013–

Colombia–Coldeportes

Major wins

Giro d'Italia, 2 stages

Medal record

Men's cycling

Representing Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1998 Maracaibo	4000m Team Pursuit

Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez^[a] (born 6 July 1979 in Urrao) is Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Coldeportes–Zenú, having left the Colombia–Coldeportes team.^[1] His best results are two stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, in 2006 and 2007.

Palmarès

2001

Pan American Champion U23

2003

Stage 4, Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda

2006

Stage 14, Giro d'Italia

2007

Stage 6, Giro d'Italia

Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie

2011

3rd, Giro dell'Appennino

2013

6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia

2014

4th, Pan American Road Race Championships

2015

3rd Overall, Vuelta a Colombia

1st Stage 12

2016: 6th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
2017: 7th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laverde and the second or maternal family name is Jimenez.

References

^ "Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.