Román Villalobos

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

Román Villalobos Solís (born 24 June 1990) is a Costa Rican former cyclist.

Román Villalobos

Personal information
Full name	Román Villalobos Solís
Born	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 35) Heredia, Costa Rica[1]
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2012	Koplad–Uni2
2013	Telco'm–Conor
2014	JPS–Giant
2015	Nestlé–Giant
Professional teams
2016–2017	Canel's–Specialized
2017	LA Alumínios / Metalusa Blackjack
2018–2019	Canel's–Specialized

In 2018 Villalobos was issued with an eight-year ban set to end in 2027 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for metandienone at the 2018 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica.^[2][3] Villalobas had previously served an 18-month ban for testing positive for ostarine in 2013.^[2]

Major results

2012

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Young rider classification

3rd Overall Vuelta a Guatemala

1st Young rider classification

2014

4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Stage 5

2015

1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala

1st Stage 3

2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Stage 8

2016

1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala

1st Stage 5

3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 5 & 6 (ITT)

3rd Gran Premio de San José

5th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships

9th Overall Tour de San Luis

2017

1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Stages 5 (ITT),^[4] 7 & 10^[5]

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

2018

Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

1st Points classification

1st Mountains classification

1st Stages 6 & 7

1st Stage 2 Tour de San Luis

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games