Alex Cano Explained
| Alex Cano |
| Fullname: | Alex Alberto Cano Ardila |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Currentteam: | Suspended |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climbing specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2006 |
| Amateurteam1: | Maltinti Lampadari Salgomma |
| Amateuryears2: | 2007 |
| Amateurteam2: | Unidelta Arvedi Bottoli |
| Amateuryears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Proyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Proyears2: | 2012 |
| Proyears3: | 2015 |
| Proyears4: | 2017–2019 |
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)
- 2018
1st Overall Clásico RCNGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
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No. | Results expunged | |
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Other major stage races
Notes and References
- News: Manzana Postobon team suspended as second rider gives adverse reading. Jonny. Long. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 20 May 2019. 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..
- Web site: Vuelta a España 2015 . 21 August 2015 . Cycling Fever.
