Marlon Alirio Pérez Arango (10 January 1976 – 4 October 2024) was a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI ProTour team Caisse d'Epargne. He competed in the road and track categories for Colombia in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games.[1] He was stabbed to death at the age of 48.[2][1]
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| Full name | Marlon Alirio Pérez Arango | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1976 Támesis, Antioquia, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 2024 (aged 48) El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Empresas Públicas de Medellín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | RDM–Bianchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | GW–Shimano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | GW–Shimano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Supergiros–Redetrans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Linda McCartney–Jacob’s Creek–Jaguar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | 05 Orbitel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Colombia–Selle Italia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Tenax–Salmilano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Universal Caffè–Ecopetrol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Caisse d'Epargne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Coldeportes–Comcel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1994
- 1st
Points race, UCI Junior Track World Championships - 1996
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st
Team pursuit, Pan American Track Championships - 1997
- 1st
Overall Clásica de Girardot - 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1998
- 1st
Time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games - National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
- 1999
- Pan American Games
- 1st Points race
- 3rd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 1st Prologue & Stage 9 Clásico RCN
- 3rd Overall Vuelta del Uruguay
- 1st Stage 4
- 2000
- 1st Overall Points race, UCI Track World Cup
- 1st Points race, Cali
- 3rd Points race, Turin
- 1st
- Pan American Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd
Points race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour Nord-Isère
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
- 1st Seraing-Aachen-Seraing
- 1st Stage 7 (ITT) Vuelta a Colombia
- 2nd Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 7th Druivenkoers-Overijse
- 2001
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Prologue & Stages 1 & 2 (TTT)
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- 2002
- 1st Prologue & Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Vuelta a Boyacá
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2003
- 1st Stage 1 Clásico RCN
- 2nd Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 3rd Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Rioja
- 2004
- 1st Stages 1, 3 & 14 Vuelta al Táchira
- 3rd Trofeo dell'Etna
- 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 2
- 9th GP Fred Mengoni
- 2005
- 1st Stages 4 & 10a (ITT) Vuelta a Venezuela
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Clásica de Girardot
- 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2007
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2008
- 8th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 2010
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 3, 5 (ITT), 6 & 8 Clásico RCN
- 1st Stages 4 & 5 (ITT) Clásica de Girardot
- 1st Stage 4 Clásica de El Carmen de Viboral
- 1st Stage 3 Clásica de Anapoima
- 1st Prologue (TTT) Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
- 2011
- 1st Time trial, Pan American Games
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Prologue Clásico RCN
- 2012
1st Stages 3 (ITT) & 9 Vuelta a Costa Rica- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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40 | DNF | — | — | 90 |
 Tour de France
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 Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "En una riña asesinaron al histórico ciclista antioqueño Marlon Pérez en El Carmen de Viboral". El Colombiano. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Colombia-Comcel (COD) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
edit- Marlon Pérez Arango at UCI
- Marlon Pérez Arango at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Marlon Pérez Arango at ProCyclingStats
- Marlon Pérez Arango at CQ Ranking
- Marlon Pérez Arango at CycleBase
- Marlon Pérez Arango at Olympedia
- Marlon Pérez Arango at Olympics.com
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