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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas |
| Born | 22 December 1981 |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Pasoca–Dos Pinos |
| 2009 | Lycem–JPS–Orbea |
| 2010 | Junta de Protección Social–Giant |
| 2014–2017 | Frijoles Los Tierniticos |
Major results
edit- 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
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 2013
- 1st
Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 7 & 11
- 2017
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica1st Stages 4, 5 (ITT) & 10
References
edit- ^ Cuando el futuro alcanzó a Rojas - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
External links
edit- Juan Carlos Rojas at ProCyclingStats
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