Carlos Verona

Carlos Verona
Verona at the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Full name Carlos Verona Quintanilla
Nickname Patikas
Born (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992
San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Mitchelton–Scott
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2010 Cajamar-Almería
Professional team(s)
2011–2012 Burgos 2016–Castilla y León
2013–2016 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2016– Mitchelton–Scott

Carlos Verona Quintanilla (born 4 November 1992 in San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid) is a Spanish cyclist. He currently rides for the team Mitchelton–Scott.[1] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[2]

Career

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.[3]

Career achievements

Major results

2010
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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 43 57
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 66 29 — 73
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/verona-injects-immediate-climbing-pedigree-for-orica-bikeexchange
  2. ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Verona injects immediate climbing pedigree for ORICA-BikeExchange". Orica BikeExchange Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2016-08-03.


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