Carlos Alberto Contreras

Carlos Alberto Contreras
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Alberto Contreras Caño
Born (1973-12-11) 11 December 1973 (age 52)
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1995–1996Kelme–Sureña
1997Telecom–Flavia
1998–2000Kelme–Costa Blanca
2001–2002Selle Italia–Pacific
200305 Orbitel
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2001)

Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño (born 11 December 1973) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist.

Major results

1991
1st Overall Vuelta del Porvenir de Colombia [es]
1994
3rd Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
1995
10th Classique des Alpes
1996
6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 14
1997
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1999
1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 9
2001
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 14
2002
3rd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
2003
1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — 8 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France — DNF 19 DNF — —
A gold jersey Vuelta a España 15 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Alberto Contreras". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 September 2022.