Jonathan Caicedo

Jonathan Kléver Caicedo Cepeda (born 28 April 1993) is an Ecuadorian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.[4]

Jonathan Caicedo
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Kléver Caicedo Cepeda
NicknameCubanito (Little Cuban)[1]
Born (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993
Carchi, Ecuador
Team information
Current teamEF Education–Nippo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2014Team Ecuador
2016–2017Strongman–Campagnolo–Wilier
2018Medellín
2019–EF Education First[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2020)

One-day races and classics

National Road Race Championships (2019)
National Time Trial Championships (2015, 2019)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Cepeda.

Career

Caicedo is from the town of Santa Martha de Cuba in Ecuador's Carchi Province, from which he gets his nickname, Cubanito ("Little Cuban").[1] Whilst at school, Caicedo was a member of a cycling club founded by one of his teachers, former Olympic racing cyclist Juan Carlos Rosero. The club has also produced a number of other professional riders, including Richard Carapaz and Jhonatan Narvaez.[5] Prior to joining EF for 2019, he rode for the Colombian teams Bicicletas Strongman and Medellín.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[7] The following month, he won both the road race and the time trial in the Ecuadorian National Road Championships.[1][6] Caicedo was again selected by EF for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, where he won the race's third stage, forming part of the day's early breakaway before dropping the remainder of the breakaway riders alongside Giovanni Visconti in the closing stages before dropping Visconti with an attack and reaching the summit finish on Mount Etna alone, additionally taking the lead in the mountains classification.[8]

Major results
2015
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
2016
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Costa Rica
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2018
1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
1st Points classification
3rd Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
6th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
2019
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
2020
Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 3
Held after Stages 3–4
3rd Overall Tour Colombia
1st Stage 1 (TTT)

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia 108 65
Tour de France — —
Vuelta a España — —

References
  1. Cito, Cosimo (6 October 2020). "Ciclismo, Giro d'Italia: viva Caicedo, lo manda Carapaz" [Cycling, Giro d'Italia: long live Caicedo, sent by Carapaz]. repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. Fotheringham, Alasdair (13 September 2020). "Richard Carapaz: From Ecuador to Grand Tour winner". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. Reza, Rebecca (12 February 2020). "Jonathan Caicedo's pathway from rural Ecuador to the lead at Tour Colombia". VeloNews. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. Long, Jonny (5 October 2020). "Jonathan Caicedo takes Etna stage three win as Thomas and Yates lose time at Giro d'Italia". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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