Santiago Botero

Santiago Botero
Botero at the 2005 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Botero Echeverry
NicknameThe Buffalo from Medellín
Born (1972-10-27) October 27, 1972 (age 52)
Medellín, Colombia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2009–2010Indeportes Antioquia
Professional teams
1998–2002Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003–2004Team Telekom
2005–2006Phonak
2007UNE–Orbitel
2008Rock Racing
Managerial team
2011–2012Gobernación de Antioquia–Indeportes Antioquia
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Mountains classification (2000)
3 individual stages (2000, 2002)
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2001, 2002)

Stage races

Tour de Romandie (2005)

One-day races and Classics

World Time Trial Championships (2002)
National Time Trial Championships (2007, 2009)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Zolder Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lisbon Time trial

Santiago Botero Echeverry (born October 27, 1972) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España (the Tour of Spain). He is best known for winning the mountains' classification in the Tour de France, and the Time Trial World Championship 2002.[1]

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