Aristóbulo Cala
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aristóbulo Cala Cala |
| Born | 13 May 1990 Hato, Santander, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2013–2014 | Formesan–Bogotá Humana |
| 2016 | Sogamoso Ciudad–Influyente |
| Professional team | |
| 2017– | Bicicletas Strongman |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Aristóbulo Cala Cala (born 13 May 1990 in Hato, Santander) is a Colombian cyclist riding for Coldeportes Bicicletas Strongman.[1]
Career
[edit]Cala rode the first bicycle at his 14 years old, it was borrow from his cousin because he did not have its own bike. Aristobulo come from a farmer family with limited resources but his love by the bike took him to save for his first bike and started to be present at local stages when he was 18 years old. He always was in the podium even when he did not know the riding techniques, his outstanding results and performance specially in the high hills called the attention from more experienced riders and sponsors saying he was born for cycling, he has the cycling in his genes. Therefore he was taken to Boyacá at 20 years old, to be trained at 2,600 m above sea level and participated in his first national games where he was 3rd in sub-23 category. From there he is always a great protagonist in each presentation, specially in those stages with high mountains where is very hard for others, he is feeling like at home, a pure climber. His major achievement is the overall winner in La Vuelta Colombia 2017 and recently 8th in Colombia Oro y Paz competition where he was at level of world-tour figures. Aristobulo demonstrated that his body respond favorable with more days in the competitions making him ideal for 2 or 3 weeks competitions.
Major results
[edit]- 2010
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2017
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia - 2018
- 8th Overall Colombia Oro y Paz
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica
- 1st Stage 10
- 2019
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
References
[edit]- ^ "Aristóbulo Cala". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 August 2017.