Arles Castro

Arles Castro
Castro in 2013
Personal information
Full nameArles Antonio Castro Laverde
Born (1979-07-17) July 17, 1979 (age 47)
Urrao, Colombia
Cycling career
SportCycling
DisciplinesRoad and track
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoTeam pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 ValenciaPoints race
Gold medal – first place2007 ValenciaTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2010 AguascalientesTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2011 MedellinIndividual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2011 MedellinTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2014 AguascalientesTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2015 SantiagoTeam pursuit
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaTeam Pursuit
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TrujilloTeam Pursuit

Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (born July 17, 1979) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Career

2001
2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2003
2nd in  Colombia National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Duitama (COL)
: in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM)
2005
1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a El Salvador, Chalatenangno (ESA)
alongside Miguel Duarte, Jorge Contreras, Carlos Salazar, Paulo Andres Velez, Franco Marvulli, and Giuseppe Atzeni
2007
in Pan American Championships, Track, Points Race, Valencia (VEN)
in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)
alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate
in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate
2008
3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Individual Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2010
2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2011
in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Guadalajara (MEX)
alongside Juan Esteban Arango, Edwin Ávila and Weimar Roldan
2012
1st in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali (COL)
2013
in Bolivarian Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Trujillo (PER)

References

  1. ↑ "Four gold medals for Arango at Juegos Bolivarianos". colombiacyclingpro.com. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.