Juan Carlos Arias Acosta (born December 3, 1964) a.k.a "Machete" is a two-time Olympian cyclist from Pereira, Colombia. Juan Carlos is a Pan American Champion, who has raced in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and the Road World Championship, among many other major racing events.
Juan Carlos Arias is the only Colombian athlete to date to represent the country in two different sports in the Olympics. Juan Carlos Arias has been riding since 1982 out of Colombia S.A. and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his family and children. Prior to becoming a professional cyclist, Juan Carlos Arias played soccer for Maracaneiro Football Club in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Juan Arias redirects here For horse trainer see Juan Arias horse trainer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Juan Carlos Arias Acosta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Juan Carlos Arias Acosta born December 3 1964 a k a Machete is a two time Olympian cyclist from Pereira Colombia Juan Carlos is a Pan American Champion who has raced in the Tour de France Giro d Italia and the Road World Championship among many other major racing events Juan Carlos Arias AcostaPersonal informationNicknameMacheteBorn 1964 12 03 December 3 1964 age 59 Pereira Risaralda ColombiaHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 1 Weight176 lb 80 kg 1 Team informationCurrent teamFord Lifetime Bikes Atlanta Georgia US citation needed RoleRiderRider typeRoad and mountain bikingProfessional team1990 presentCafe de Colombia Colombia Pony Malta Avianca Colombia Juan Carlos Arias is the only Colombian athlete to date to represent the country in two different sports in the Olympics Juan Carlos Arias has been riding since 1982 out of Colombia S A and currently resides in Atlanta Georgia with his family and children Prior to becoming a professional cyclist Juan Carlos Arias played soccer for Maracaneiro Football Club in Bogota Colombia Contents 1 Teams 2 Accolades 3 Achievements 4 References 5 External linksTeams editYear Team 1984 Seleccion Colombia Ruta Colombia 2 1985 Laboratorios Gen far Seleccion Colombia Ruta Colombia 2 1986 Ferreteria Reina Seleccion Colombia Ruta Colombia 2 1987 Equipo Olimpico Pilas Varta Seleccion Colombia Ruta Colombia 2 1988 Seleccion Olympica Colombia Ruta Colombia 2 1989 Cafe de Colombia Mavic Colombia 2 1990 Cafe de Colombia Colombia 2 1991 Pony Malta Avianca Seleccion Colombia Colombia 2 1993 Rust Oleum Colombia 2 1994 Equipo Postobon MTB Seleccion Colombia MTB Colombia 2 1995 Equipo Bike House Seleccion Colombia MTB Colombia 2 1996 Seleccion Olympica Colombia MTB Colombia 2 1997 Equipo BikeHouse Colombia 2 2012 Ford Lifetime Bikes Atlanta Georgia US citation needed Accolades edit1984 Road Champion Colombia 2 1985 Champion Trinidad amp Togabo Classic 2 1987 Pan American Games Route Champion 1987 Champion Tour of Guadeloupe France 1987 Sub Champion Giro de Veneto Italy 1987 Vuelta de Malaga Spain Sub Champion Ganador de Etapa y de la Montana 1988 31st in Olympic Games Road Amateurs Tongillo Road Seoul 2 3 1991 National Championship Road Elite Colombia 2 1996 Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta United States 2015 Champion Georgia State Road Race United States 2017 Sub Champion Grand Fondo New York United States 2017 Champion Georgia State Road Race United StatesAchievements editThis section may contain information not important or relevant to the article s subject Please help improve this section June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message 1984 Departmental Champion Cundinamarca 1985 Champion Tour Trinidad amp Tobago 1986 Colombian National Route Champion 1986 Placed 27 in Colorado Spring Route World Championship 1987 Pan American Route Champion 1987 Second place in Giro de Venneto Italy winner of one stage and of the mountain 1987 Winner of the Regularity winner of one stage and sub champion of the Tour of Malaga in Spain 1987 Champion of the Tour of Guadalupe 1987 Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia 1987 Sub champion of the bonus sprint in classic RCN 1987 Placed 17 in the world championship of the route in Austria 1988 Placed 31 in the Olympic Games in Seoul Korea 1 3 1988 Sub champion of the Tour de Malaga in Spain 1988 National route Sub Champion of Colombia 1989 Placed 41 in Tour de Spain 1989 Placed 71 Giro de Italy 1989 Placed 17 and sub champion of the mountain of the week in Catalana in Spain 1989 champion of the Clasica Roldanillo Colombia 1990 Participation Tour de Spain 1990 Participation Giro de Italy 1990 Placed 16 in the race Paris NLZA in France 1990 Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia 1990 Champion of the bonus sprint in El Classico RCN and subchampion of the regularity in Colombia 1991 Participation in the Giro de Italy 1991 Sub champion Profesional of route 1991 Champion of the regularity and winner of two stages in LAS Clasicas de Boyaca and Cundinmarca 1991 Placed 21 in the Tour do Portugal 1992 Sub champion of the regularity in the Tour a Colombia and ninth place in the general 1993 Sub champion of Yardley Gold of mountain biking and winner of 1 Valida 1994 Champion national of mountain biking winner of 3 Validas of the championship and champion of the Yardley Gold tournament 1994 Placed 41 in the world championship of mountain biking in Colorado US best Colombian 1995 Third in the national championship of mountain biking and sub champion of the Yardley Gold tournament 1995 Placed 71 in the world championship and best Colombian 1995 Placed 10 in the Latin American championship of mountain biking in Cordoba Argentina 1995 Champion of the rally totoritas in Lima Peru of mountain biking 1996 National champion of mountain biking in Producciones Tournament world championship of mountain biking winner of 3 stages 1996 Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta US 1 4 1996 Fourth place in Bolivarianos of Quito Ecuador 1996 Subchampion of the Rally Totoritas in Lima Peru 1997 Fourth place in the Pan American Championship in Santiago de Chile 1997 Subchampion Latin American mountain biking 1997 National subchampion of mountain biking cross country Colombia 1997 Winner of 3 stages of the national championship and 4 place in championship 1997 Champion of the Rally de Totoritas in Lima Peru 1997 Champion of one Valida Copa Norva in U S 1997 Second place Valida Copa Norva IN U S 1997 Placed 30 in Parada de Copa of the world U S 1998 Subchampion of the super mountain bike in Chile 1998 Subchampion tour of Volcan Villa Rica Chile 1998 Second in championship national cross country of mountain biking for stages Colombia 1998 10th place in Pan American Toluca Mexico 1998 3 place in Rally Totoritas Peru 2000 5 place in Championship Pan American in Puerto Rico 2000 3 place in Championship National per stage cross country Colombia 2015 Champion Georgia State Road Race United States 2017 Sub Champion Grand Fondo New York United States 2017 Champion Georgia State Road Race United StatesReferences edit a b c d Olympic Sports Reference a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Cycling Archives a b Olympic Data Project Olympic Data Project AtlantaExternal links editLifetime Bikes permanent dead link failed verification Facebook better source needed The Sport ORG Cycling Ranking World Tour Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Carlos Arias Acosta amp oldid 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