Carlos Verona Quintanilla (born 4 November 1992) is a Spanish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[7]
 Verona at the 2015 Vuelta a España. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Verona Quintanilla |
| Nickname | Patikas |
| Born | 4 November 1992 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lidl–Trek |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010 | Cajamar-Almería |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2012 | Burgos 2016–Castilla y León |
| 2013–2016 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2016–2018 | Orica–BikeExchange[2] |
| 2019–2023 | Movistar Team[3][4][5] |
| 2024– | Lidl–Trek |
Career
editVerona was born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid. On 30 July 2016, Orica–BikeExchange announced the signing of Verona who would join the team for the remainder of the 2016 season as well as the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[2] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.[8]
Verona claimed his first stage win as a professional in the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné; on the seventh stage, after being a part of a breakaway initially containing 29 riders, he attacked the group and rode to victory. He was the only rider to finish ahead of General Classification leader Primož Roglič on the stage.[9]
Major results
edit- 2009
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2010
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 5th Overall Vuelta Al Besaya
- 2011
- 6th Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
- 7th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Under-23
- 7th Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà
- 2012
- 1st
Mountains classification, Vuelta Ciclista a León - 9th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
- 2013
- 8th Japan Cup
- 2015
Combativity award Stage 10 Vuelta a España- 2017
- 4th GP Miguel Induráin
- 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2018
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country - 1st Mountains classification, Tour des Fjords
- 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
- 5th Overall Tour of Guangxi
- 2019
- 5th GP Miguel Induráin
- 10th Gran Piemonte
- 2021
- 9th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 2022
- 1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 6th Overall UAE Tour
- 7th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 2023
- 10th Overall Tour of Oman
- 10th Muscat Classic
- 2024
- 9th Overall UAE Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 43 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | 105 | 19 | 101 | 27 | — | 24 |
 Vuelta a España
|
66 | 29 | — | 73 | — | — | 30 | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Carlos Verona". Movistar Team. Movistar Team. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Verona injects immediate climbing pedigree for ORICA-BikeExchange". Orica BikeExchange Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Trek–Segafredo". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Christian, Nick (12 June 2022). "Carlos Verona keeps Primoz Roglic at bay to win Stage 7, Slovenian takes Criterium du Dauphine lead from Wout van Aert". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
edit
- Carlos Verona at UCI
- Carlos Verona at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Carlos Verona at ProCyclingStats
- Carlos Verona at Cycling Quotient
- Carlos Verona at CycleBase
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