Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.[4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sergio Andrés Higuita García |
Nickname | Higuita Monster |
Born | Medellín, Colombia | 1 August 1997
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Bora–Hansgrohe |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
2015 | 4-72 El servicio de envíos |
Professional teams | |
2016–2018 | Team Manzana Postobón[1] |
2019 | Fundación Euskadi |
2019–2021 | EF Education First[2][3] |
2022– | Bora–Hansgrohe |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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He moved to EF Education First from UCI Continental team Euskaltel–Euskadi in May 2019,[5] having initially been set to join in the summer.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[7] In early 2020 he finished 3rd in Paris-Nice and won the best young rider jersey. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[8] He did not finish the Tour but the following year he placed 25th overall.[9]
Higuita moved to Bora–Hansgrohe for the 2022 season. On stage 6 of the 2022 Volta a Catalunya he went on a long distance attack with Richard Carapaz. The pair stayed away for over 100 kilometers and Higuita moved into the leader's jersey.[10] He defended his position on the final stage in Barcelona and also won the Mountains and Best Young Rider classifications.
Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||
Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Tour de France | — | DNF | 25 | — | — | |||
Vuelta a España | 14 | — | — | 23 | 43 | |||
Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||
Race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
Paris–Nice | — | 3 | — | — | — | |||
Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||
Volta a Catalunya | — | NH | — | 1 | — | |||
Tour of the Basque Country | — | 28 | DNF | 6 | ||||
Tour de Romandie | — | — | 24 | DNF | ||||
Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 64 | — | — | — | |||
Tour de Suisse | — | NH | — | 2 | 43 |
Monument | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Milan–San Remo | — | — | 36 | — | — |
Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — |
Paris–Roubaix | — | NH | — | — | — |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 31 | 5 | DNF |
Giro di Lombardia | 76 | — | 10 | 4 | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
IP | In progress |