Juan Guillermo Brunetta Explained

Juan Guillermo Brunetta
Fullname:Juan Guillermo Brunetta
Birth Date:25 August 1975
Birth Place:Laboulaye, Argentina
Height:2.04 m
Weight:97 kg
Discipline:Road, track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time-trialist

Juan Guillermo Brunetta (born August 25, 1975, in Laboulaye, Córdoba) is an Argentine professional racing cyclist. He is most famous for his unusual size for a cyclist. He is and . Like most cyclists out of Córdoba, he started off as a track rider but has made the transition to the road and does not race as much on the track these days. He has been one of the best time trialists for the last 6 years in Argentina, but he has raced most of his road career in Uruguay with the Villa Teresa team with much success, especially in the time trials. He competed in the men's team pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] Since 2007 he has been racing in Argentina again.

Career highlights

2000
  • 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a la Argentina
    2001
  • National Championships, Road Race
  • 2nd Pan American Championships, Track, Individual Pursuit, Medellín, Colombia
    2002
  • National Championships, Individual Time Trial
  • 2nd, Overall, Vuelta a San Juan
  • 1st, Stage 8B, Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
  • 1st, Stage 6A, Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado
    2003
  • National Championships, Track, Individual Pursuit
  • National Championships, Individual Time Trial
  • in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM)
    2004
  • National Championships, Individual Time Trial
  • National Championships, Track, Individual Pursuit
  • 1st, Stage 4, Vuelta de San Juan
  • 1st, Overall, Giro del Sol
  • 1st, Stage 2
    2005
  • 3rd Pan American Championships, Individual Time trial in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • National Championship, Individual Time trial
  • National Championship, Track, Madison with Jorge Ruschansky
  • National Championship, Track, Individual Pursuit
    2006
  • 1st, Stage 1 & 9, Rutas de America
  • 3rd, Overall, Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay
  • 1st, Stage 8
    2007
  • National Championship, Individual Time trial
  • 2nd National Championship, Track, Individual Pursuit
  • National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit with the Cordoba Track Team
  • National Championship, Track, Madison with Sebastian Cancio
  • 1st, Stage 8B, Rutas de America
    2008
  • 1st, Stage 8, Vuelta a San Juan
  • 2nd, Stage 3, Tour de San Luis
  • 2nd, Overall, Clásica del Oeste-Doble Bragado
  • 1st, Stage 6A

    Notes and References

    1. Juan Guillermo Brunetta Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/guillermo-brunetta-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 March 2020.