Andrey Amador Explained
| Andrey Amador |
| Fullname: | Andrey Amador Bikkazakova |
| Birth Date: | 1986 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight: | 730NaN0[2] |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Amateurteam1: | BCR–Pizza Hut–KHS |
| Amateuryears2: | 2006 |
| Amateurteam2: | Viña Magna–Cropu |
| Amateuryears3: | 2007–2008 |
| Proyears1: | 2009–2019 |
| Proteam1: | [3] |
| Proyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Proteam2: | [4] [5] |
| Proyears3: | 2023– |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tour Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2014)
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Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (born 29 August 1986) is a Costa Rican professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[6] [7]
Career
Amador is the son of Rodolfo Amador, a Costa Rican, and Raisa Bikkazakova, a Russian immigrant who arrived in the country after meeting and marrying Amador's father. The youngest of three brothers, Amador started cycling professionally at the age of 20 in 2006, but started cycling at a very early age.[8] Amador was selected to carry the flag for Costa Rica at the 2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony.[9] He is the first Costa Rican to ever ride the Tour de France. In 2012, Amador won a mountainous stage 14 in the Giro d'Italia after breaking away from the group during the final descent right before the final climb. Though he was caught right at the finish of the climb, he won the sprint in the end. In 2013, he finished 8th overall in the Tirreno-Adriatico.
In the 2016 Giro d'Italia, Amador held the pink jersey after stage 13. He became the first Costa Rican to lead a Grand Tour.[10]
At the end of the 2019 season, Amador sought to break an agreement that he had in place with the for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, in order to join .[11] The contract negotiations were not resolved until Amador was released by the on 11 February 2020. Amador signed a three-year deal with the following day, with his first race start scheduled to come at the UAE Tour in the final week of February.[4] In 2023 he was riding for
Major results
- 2005
5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 2006
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Navarra
- 2008
1st Vuelta al Bidasoa
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Prologue
8th Overall Vuelta a Navarra
- 2010
10th Vuelta a La Rioja
- 2011
4th Vuelta a La Rioja
4th Gran Premio de Llodio
- 2012 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 14 Giro d'Italia
4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
9th Overall Tour de San Luis
10th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2013
8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
10th Gent–Wevelgem
- 2014
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
6th Overall Tour de Pologne
10th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 2015
3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 2016
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
Held after Stage 13
- 2017
5th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- 2018 (1)
1st Klasika Primavera
9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2019
2nd Trofeo Matteotti
8th Overall Tour of BritainGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Andrey Amador – The INEOS Grenadiers. 21 January 2021.
- Web site: Andrey Amador. ProCyclingStats. 21 January 2021.
- News: Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes. Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A.. 18 December 2018. 3 January 2019.
- News: Andrey Amador signs with Team Ineos day after leaving Movistar. Alex. Ballinger. Cycling Weekly. 12 February 2020. 12 February 2020.
- Web site: Ineos Grenadiers. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102023102/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15241/1001552/279. 2 January 2021.
- Web site: EF Education–EasyPost. UCI. January 8, 2022.
- Web site: OurTeam. . January 8, 2022.
- News: Ortiz de Guinea, Oskar. Desde Costa Rica a Pamplona, a ver nevar . 14 March 2007 . es . Noticias de Gipuzkoa . Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain . From Costa Rica to Pamplona, to see it snow . https://web.archive.org/web/20070320204331/http://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.com/ediciones/2007/03/14/deportes/ciclismo/d14cic57.510780.php. 20 March 2007 .
- http://www.concrc.org/cms/atletas/andrey-amador-sera-el-abanderado-en-los-juegos-panamericanos-2011 Andrey Amador sera el abanderado en los Juegos Panamericanos – 2011
- News: Giro d'Italia: Andrey Amador takes overall lead as Mikel Nieve wins stage 13 . 20 May 2016 . BBC Sport.
- News: Amador contract still unresolved between Team Ineos and Movistar. Cyclingnews.com. 2 December 2019. 12 February 2020.
