Carlos Verona

Carlos Verona Quintanilla (born 4 November 1992) is a Spanish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.^[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.^[7]

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 (age 32) San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2010	Cajamar-Almería
Professional teams
2011–2012	Burgos 2016–Castilla y León
2013–2016	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2016–2018	Orica–BikeExchange[2]
2019–2023	Movistar Team[3][4][5]
2024–	Lidl–Trek
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d’Italia 1 individual stage (2025)

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

Career

Verona was born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid. 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.^[2] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.^[8]

Verona claimed his first stage win as a professional in the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné; on the seventh stage, after being a part of a breakaway initially containing 29 riders, he attacked the group and rode to victory. He was the only rider to finish ahead of General Classification leader Primož Roglič on the stage.^[9]

Major results

2009

3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

2010

2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

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

5th Overall Tour of Guangxi

2019

5th GP Miguel Induráin

10th Gran Piemonte

2021

9th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge

2022 (1 pro win)

1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné

6th Overall UAE Tour

7th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge

2023

10th Overall Tour of Oman

10th Muscat Classic

2024

9th Overall UAE Tour

2025 (1)

1st Stage 15 Giro d'Italia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Giro d'Italia	—	—	43	57	—	—	—	—	—	49	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	105	19	101	27	—	24
Vuelta a España	66	29	—	73	—	—	30	DNF	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish