Juan_Carlos_Rojas_Villegas

Juan Carlos Rojas (cyclist)

Juan Carlos Rojas (cyclist)

Costa Rican cyclist

Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas (born 22 December 1981[1]) is a Costa Rican cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following a positive drugs test at the 2017 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica.[2][3] He won the 2013–14 UCI America Tour.[4]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

Major results

2004
10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Stage 7
2005
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Prologue, Stages 4, 5 (ITT) & 13
2006
1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
1st Stages 8 & 9
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
2007
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Nicaragua
2009
1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
1st Stages 3 & 6 (ITT)
4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Stage 12
5th Overall Vuelta al Ecuador
2010
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Stages 3, 6, 7 (ITT), 11 (ITT) & 12
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2011
3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
2013
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 3, 7 (ITT), 10, 11 (ITT) & 12
2014
1st 2013–14 UCI America Tour
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Points classification
1st Stages 8 & 10
2015
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Overall Tour do Rio
2016
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
2nd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica
1st Stages 7 & 11
2017
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Stages 4, 5 (ITT) & 10

References

  1. [1]
    Cuando el futuro alcanzó a Rojas - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Fonseca, Graciela (2 March 2018). "Controles de orina revelan nuevo caso de doping en Juan Carlos Rojas" [Urine controls reveal new case of doping in Juan Carlos Rojas]. CRHoy (in Spanish). CRHoy.com S.A. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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