Alex Cano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cano and the second or maternal family name is Ardila.
Alex Cano
Cano at the 2012 Clásico RCN.
Personal information
Full nameAlex Alberto Cano Ardila
Born (1983-03-13) 13 March 1983 (age 41)
Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia
Team information
Current teamSuspended
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur teams
2006Maltinti Lampadari Salgomma
2007Unidelta Arvedi Bottoli
2013–2014Aguardiente Antioqueño–Lotería de Medellín–IDEA
Professional teams
2009–2011Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes
2012Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia
2015Colombia
2017–2019Coldeportes–Zenú

Alex Alberto Cano Ardila (born March 13, 1983) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport, after a biological passport violation.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[2]

Major results

2003
3rd Overall Vuelta a Uraba
2006
1st Coppa Penna
1st Stage 9 Girobio
2007
1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 3 & 6
2nd Overall Giro delle Valli Cuneesi
1st Stage 4
5th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
10th Giro del Belvedere
2008
2nd Overall Clasica Marinilla
1st Stage 3
10th Overall Clásico RCN
1st Stage 6
2009
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Antioquia
10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2010
7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2012
1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 7 Vuelta Internacional de Higuito
2nd Overall Clásico RCN
6th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 4 & 7 (ITT)
7th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2013
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2014
1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
1st Stages 3 & 4
1st Stage 8 Clásico RCN
2015
4th Overall Tour of Turkey
9th Time trial, Pan American Games
2016
3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2017
2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stages 5 & 8 (ITT)
2018
1st Overall Clásico RCN

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 53
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
No. Results expunged

Other major stage races

Race 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Tirreno–Adriatico — — — — 28
Volta a Catalunya 57 — — — 27
Paris–Nice Has not contested during his career
Tour of the Basque Country
Tour de Romandie
Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse

References

  1. ^ Long, Jonny (20 May 2019). "Manzana Postobon team suspended as second rider gives adverse reading". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 24 March 2020. The UCI used the same press release to announce a further Colombian rider, Alex Cano, has been notified of an abnormality being detected in his biological passport.
  2. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.