Cristopher Mansilla

Cristopher Mansilla
Personal information
Full nameCristopher Javier Mansilla Almonacid
Born(1990-05-24)24 May 1990
Punta Arenas, Chile
Died10 May 2021(2021-05-10) (aged 30)
Puerto Natales, Chile
Cycling career
SportCycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Chacabuco
2011Bianchi R2 Antofagasta
2012Clos de Pirque–Trek
2013USM–Skechers
2015Italomat–Dogo–Orbai
Professional teams
2014PinoRoad
2016–2018Start–Vaxes Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Men's track cycling
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 MontevideoTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2011 MadisonMadison
Gold medal – first place2012 Mar del PlataMadison
Silver medal – second place2011 MedellinScratch
Silver medal – second place2014 AguascalientesOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2009 Mexico CityTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 AguascalientesScratch
Bronze medal – third place2015 SantiagoScratch
Men's road bicycle racing
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 San JuanRoad race

Cristopher Javier Mansilla Almonacid (24 May 1990 – 10 May 2021) was a Chilean track and road cyclist.

Biography

He competed in the omnium event at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also qualified to start in the madison event but did not start.

Mansilla died at age 30 from COVID-19 in Puerto Natales on 10 May 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.

Major results

2008
1st Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships
2009
3rd Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships
2010
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2011
Pan American Track Championships
1st Madison (with Antonio Cabrera)
2nd Scratch
1st Stage 11 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
2012
1st Madison, Pan American Track Championships (with Antonio Cabrera)
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 8
2013
Rutas de América
1st Stages 3 & 4
3rd Omnium, Bolivarian Games
2014
Pan American Track Championships
2nd Omnium
3rd Scratch
2015
1st Sprints classification, Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stage 7b Doble Bragado
Vuelta a Mendoza [es]
1st Stages 3 & 4
3rd Scratch, Pan American Track Championships
2016
1st Stage 2 Doble Bragado
8th Tour of Yancheng Coastal Wetlands
2018
3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Falleció el seleccionado chileno de ciclismo Cristopher Mansilla Almonacid". adnradio.cl (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "President of COPACI regrets death by Covid-19 of Cristopher Mansilla". copaci.org. COPACI. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.