Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada (born 16 October 1969) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. He was nicknamed "El Milagroso" during his career.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada |
| Nickname | El Milagroso |
| Born | 16 October 1969 Itagüí, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2009 | Indeportes Antioquia |
| Professional teams | |
| 1993–1996 | Aguardiente Antioqueño |
| 1997 | Gobernacion de Antioquia |
| 1998 | Kross–Selle Italia |
| 2001–2004 | 05 Orbitel |
| 2007–2008 | Caico |
Major results
edit- 1993
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Antioquia - 1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1994
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1995
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 1996
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1997
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 1
- 1999
- 1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Barbosa (COL)
- 2000
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Argentina
- 2001
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 10th Overall Clásico RCN
- 2003
- 1st Overall Vuelta de la Paz
- 1st Stage 3a
- 1st Stage 6 Clásico RCN
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a los Santanderes
- 1st Stage 3
- 2004
- 1st Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 6b
- 1st Stage 3 GP Mundo Ciclistico
- 1st Overall Clasico de Ejecutivos
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2nd Overall Vuelta de la Paz
- 3rd Overall Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
- 10th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 5
- 2005
- 1st Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 2 & 4 Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 2 Doble Copacabana GP Fides
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Tolima
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2006
- 1st Stage 10 (TTT) Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Antioquia
- 1st Stages 2 & 5b Doble Copacabana GP Fides
- 1st Stage 1 Clasica International de Tulcan
- 1st Stage 2b Clásica de Fusagasugá
- 3rd Overall Clásico RCN
- 3rd Overall Doble Sucre Potosí GP Cemento Fancesa
- 3rd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
- 1st Stage 4
- 2007
- 1st Overall Tour of Virginia
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
- 1st Jin Mao Climb
- 2nd Overall Doble Copacabana GP Fides
- 2nd Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
- 1st Stage 2
- 7th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Prologue
- 2008
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Overall Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
- 1st Stage 4
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Bolivia
- 1st Stage 7a
- 2009
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
edit- Javier De Jesús Zapata Villada at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Javier Zapata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-06-22.