Iván Sosa

Iván Sosa
Personal information
Full name Iván Ramiro Sosa Cuervo
Born (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997
Pasca, Colombia
Team information
Current team Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2016 Maltinti Lampadari–Banca di Cambiano
Professional team(s)
2017 Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2018 Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia
2019 Trek–Segafredo
Major wins

Stage races

Vuelta a Burgos (2018)

Iván Ramiro Sosa Cuervo (born 31 October 1997 in Pasca, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia.[1][2]

Early life and amateur career

Ivan Sosa was born in Pasca, Cundinamarca, a town located on high altitude in the Colombian Andes, near the capital Bogotá, into a farming family.[3] His father, who is a cycling fan, chosed the name Iván for his son after Iván Parra, a Colombian cyclist which he admired.[4] He is the cousin of Jhojan García (Team Manzana Postobón)[5] and a close friend of fellow Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal.[6] He left Colombia for Europe in early 2016 to race for the amateur team Maltinti Lampadari-Banca di Cambiano, and settled in Empoli, Italy. His first win for the team came in June, in the 79th edition of the Schio-Ossario del Pasubio race.[7]

2017

In 2016, Sosa signed a two-year contract with Italian Professional Continental team Androni-Sidermec-Bottechia beginning with the 2017 season.[8]

2018

In January, he took his first victory as a professional by winning the 4th stage of the 2018 Vuelta al Táchira. His real breakthrough came the following month though, when he finished an impressing 6th overall in the inaugural edition of the Colombian stage race Colombia Oro y Paz. In April, he was part of the team's line-up for the 2018 Tour of the Alps (formerly Giro del Trentino) and wore the overall leader's jersey after finishing 3rd on the first two mountain stages, ahead of riders such as Chris Froome, Thibaut Pinot and Fabio Aru[9], but lost his leader's jersey after a crash during a descent on the third stage involving a race motorcycle.[10]

Sosa was not a part of the team's planned line-up for the 2018 Giro d'Italia, and team manager Gianno Savio stated that Sosa's impressing performance at the Tour of the Alps hadn't made him reconsidering his decision, despite Sosa "perhaps wanting to take part in the Giro". He explained his decision by saying his philosophy is to discover talents and let them develop little by little, continuing "It’s one thing to ride a race such as the Tour of the Alps with great champions like Froome and Aru, but it has just five racing days and the stages are only short. It’s another thing to throw a young 20-year-old rider with no international experience into a three week race such as the Giro d’Italia with stages of over 200 km".[11]

Instead he was part of the team's squad at the 2018 edition of the Romanian stage race Tour of Bihor in early June, where he won the overall classification as well as one stage. Later the same month, he won the overall classification at the inaugural Italian stage race Adriatica Ionica Race as well as one stage.

He signed a two-year contract with Trek-Segafredo, beginning in 2019.[12]

Major results

2016
1st Schio-Ossario del Pasubio
2017
3rd Overall Tour of Bihor
1st Young rider classification
7th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
1st Young rider classification
2018
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 5
1st Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Overall Tour of Bihor
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 2a
6th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 7
6th Overall Colombia Oro y Paz
10th Overall Vuelta al Táchira
1st Stage 4

References

  1. ↑ "Fatta l'Androni Sidermec per il 2018: è Bisolti l'ultimo rinforzo" [Androni Sidermec complete for 2018: Bisolti is the last reinforcement]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Hurtado, Jheyner A. Durango. "Sosa, rutero que fabrica su futuro en Europa". www.elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ↑ Hurtado, Jheyner A. Durango. "Sosa, rutero que fabrica su futuro en Europa - El Colombiano.com". ElColombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Iván Sosa, el ciclista de Pasca que brilla en las carreteras europeas | ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ↑ Hurtado, Jheyner A. Durango. "Sosa, rutero que fabrica su futuro en Europa - El Colombiano.com". ElColombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Savio finds another young talent as Sosa leads Tour of the Alps | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. ↑ Enrique_editor. "Iván Ramiro Sosa: Brillante triunfo en Italia". www.revistamundociclistico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  8. ↑ "Savio finds another young talent as Sosa leads Tour of the Alps | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  9. ↑ "Savio finds another young talent as Sosa leads Tour of the Alps | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Sosa loses Tour of the Alps lead after stage 3 crash | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Androni-Sidermec team boss explains why Ivan Sosa won't be selected for the Giro d'Italia - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  12. ↑ "Sosa to step up to WorldTour with Trek-Segafredo". Cyclingnews.com. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
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