Carlos Alzate

Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (born March 23, 1983, in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia, who most recently rode for the GW–Shimano team. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Arles Castro and Jairo Pérez in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Carlos Alzate

Carlos Alzate in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
Born	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 42) Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2010	Rock Racing–Murcia
2010	Super Giros
Professional teams
2007	Colombia es Pasión
2008	Toshiba–Santo
2011–2012	Team Exergy
2013–2018	UnitedHealthcare[1]
2019	GW–Shimano
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Colombia Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Pursuit Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador 4000m Team Pursuit 2006 Cartagena Individual Pursuit

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alzate and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.

Major results

2003

1st in Aguascalientes, Team Pursuit

alongside José Serpa, Alexander González, and Juan Pablo Forero

2nd National Points Race Championships

2004

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia Sub-23

2005

International Cycling Classic

1st Stages 7 & 13

3rd National Individual Pursuit Championships

Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit

2006

1st Stage 8 Vuelta a El Salvador

2007

1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca

Pan American Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Team pursuit (alongside Jairo Pérez, Arles Castro, and Juan Pablo Forero)

Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit

alongside Jairo Pérez, Arles Castro, and Juan Pablo Forero

2008

1st Stage 12 International Cycling Classic

2009

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Cundinamarca

2011

1st 13th Annual Ontario GP

3rd Roswell Criterium

3rd Beaufort Memorial Classic

3rd Global Imports Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge

4th Sea Otter Classic Criterium

6th Sea Otter Classic Circuit Race

2012

1st Circuito Feria de Manizales

1st USA Crits speedweek Walterboro Criterium

1st USA Crits speedweek Sandy Springs Criterium

1st Stage 2 Nature Valley Grand Prix

1st Stage 4 Cascade Classic

2nd Sunny King Criterium

2013

1st Sunny King Criterium

1st Costal Empire Cycling Festival

1st USA Crits speedweek

1st Belmont Criterium

1st Tour de Grove

1st Base Camp International Basking Ridge

2nd Glencoe GP

2nd Chris Thater memorial Criterium

3rd USA Crits Finals, Las Vegas^[2]

2014

1st Charlotte Belmont Omnium

1st Sunny King Criterium

9th Winston Salem Cycling Classic Criterium

2015

7th Dana Point Grand Prix^[3]

7th Wilmington Grand Prix^[4]

8th Winston-Salem Classic Criterium^[5]

2016

1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race

2nd Clarendon Cup^[6]

2017

3rd Overall Tour of Taihu Lake^[7]