Fernando Gaviria

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaviria and the second or maternal family name is Rendón.
Fernando Gaviria
Gaviria at the 2018 Münsterland Giro
Personal information
Full nameFernando Gaviria Rendón
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2013–2015Colombia–Coldeportes
Professional teams
→ 2015Etixx–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2016–2018Etixx–Quick-Step
2019–2022UAE Team Emirates[2][3][4]
2023–Movistar Team
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Tour de France
2 individual stages (2018)
Giro d'Italia
Points classification (2017)
5 individual stages (2017, 2019)

One-day races and Classics

GP Impanis-Van Petegem (2016)
Paris–Tours (2016)
Track
Omnium, World Championships (2015, 2016)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's track cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
World Junior Championships 2 0 0
World Cup stage 1 0 0
Pan American Games 2 0 0
Pan American Championships 1 5 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
South American Games 1 0 0
Bolivarian Games 2 0 0
Total 12 5 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yvelines Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Omnium
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mexico City Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mexico City Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Juan Elimination
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Juan Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Juan Madison
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Juan Team pursuit
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Omnium
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Omnium
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Madison
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Invercargill Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2012 Invercargill Madison
Men's road cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Championships 1 0 0
CAC Games 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 1 0 0
Total 2 1 0
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Puebla Under-23 road race
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Time trial
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Road race

Fernando Gaviria Rendón (born 19 August 1994) is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[5] He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to international attention at the 2015 Tour de San Luis, where he beat former world champion Mark Cavendish in two sprint finishes. His first major Grand Tour wins came at the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He is the brother of track cyclist Juliana Gaviria.[6] His nickname is "Quetzal splendente", from the brightful and colourful South American bird Quetzal. Its colours recall his world championship titles, his Colombia and "la maglia Ciclamino" won at Giro d'Italia.

  1. ^ a b "Fernando Gaviria - UAE team Emirates". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Fernando Gaviria Rendon". Cycling Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2015.