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Walter Vargas

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

Walter Vargas
Vargas in 2016
Personal information
Full nameWalter Alejandro Vargas Alzate
Born (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 (age 32)
El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia
Team information
Current teamTeam Medellín
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime-trialist
Amateur teams
2014Rionegro Con Más Futuro
2016Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín–Idea Indeportes Antioquia
Professional teams
2015Orgullo Antioqueño
2017–Medellín–Inder[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Pan American Time Trial Championships (2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024)
National Time Trial Championships (2016, 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's road cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Pan American Championships 5 1 0
CAC Games 0 2 0
South American Games 1 1 0
Bolivarian Games 1 0 0
Total 8 4 0
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Time trial
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 San Cristóbal Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Juan Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2021 Santo Domingo Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2023 Panama City Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2024 São José dos Campos Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2022 San Juan Time trial
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Time trial
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Time trial
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Time trial

Walter Alejandro Vargas Alzate (born 16 April 1992) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Medellín.[2] He won the Colombian National Time Trial Championships in 2016.[3]

Major results

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2016
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
2018
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
2nd Time trial, CAC Games
2nd Time trial, South American Games
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
1st Overall Vuelta del Uruguay
1st Stage 6 (ITT)
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour of Qinghai Lake
4th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2021
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2022
1st Time trial, South American Games
1st Time trial, Bolivarian Games
Pan American Road Championships
2nd Time trial
6th Road race
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2023
1st Time trial, Pan American Games
2nd Time trial, CAC Games
1st Stage 1 Clásica de Ciclismo Ciudad Santiago de Arma-Rionegro
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2024
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
2nd Overall Jamaica International Cycling Classic
5th Time trial, National Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Team Medellín". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Medellin". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "National Championships Colombia - ITT". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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