Kevin Ríos Explained

Kevin Ríos
Fullname:Kevin Daniel Rios Quintana
Birth Date:24 January 1993
Birth Place:Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
Weight:730NaN0
Discipline:Track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Pursuit
Amateuryears1:2011
Amateurteam1:Coldeportes
Show-Medals:yes

Kevin Daniel Ríos Quintana (born January 24, 1993, in Rionegro, Antioquia) is a Colombian amateur track cyclist.[1] [2] He represented his nation Colombia, as a member of the men's national pursuit team, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and also, claimed the men's junior trophy in road cycling at the 2011 Vuelta del Porvenir de Colombia.[3]

Rios qualified for the Colombian squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. He and his teammates Edwin Ávila, Arles Castro, and Weimar Roldán recorded an eighth-place time of 4:04.772 in the classification final match, losing only to the Dutch squad by more than two tenths of a second.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Rios. London 2012. 24 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520191017/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/rios-quintana-kevin-daniel-1109536/. 20 May 2013.
  2. Kevin Rios. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/kevin-rios-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 24 February 2014.
  3. News: Kevin Ríos conquistó la Vuelta del Porvenir. Kevin Ríos wins Vuelta del Porvenir. Spanish. Caracol Radio. 27 November 2011. 24 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Men's Team Pursuit Final. London 2012. 24 February 2014. 4 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404153659/http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-team-pursuit/phase=ctm402100/index.html. dead.
  5. News: Colombia, a primera ronda de persecución por equipos masculina. Colombia persecutes the first round in men's team pursuit. Spanish. El Tiempo. 2 August 2012. 24 February 2014.