Arnold Alcolea

{{Short description|Cuban cyclist (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|4|25}}

| birth_place = Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

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| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2008–2015

| amateurteam1 = Mapache

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{{MedalSport | Men's road bicycle racing }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Guadalajara | Road race }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Aguascalientes|Road race}}

{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition | Central American and Caribbean Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Veracruz | Points race }}{{cite web |url=http://info.veracruz2014.mx/info/resVE2014/pdf/VE2014/CT/VE2014_CT_C73F_CTM004100.pdf |title=Men's points race results |website=Veracruz2014.mx |accessdate=2016-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182938/http://info.veracruz2014.mx/info/resVE2014/pdf/VE2014/CT/VE2014_CT_C73F_CTM004100.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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Arnold Alcolea Nuñez (born 25 April 1982) is a Cuban former racing cyclist who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics,{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/alcolea-arnold-109484/ |title=Arnold Alcolea |website=London2012.com |url-status=dead |archivedate=2013-04-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401205341/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/alcolea-arnold-1094840/}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/592352b0-49bc-470e-938c-e485dfa68965 |title=London 2012: Arnold Alcolea |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2016-11-18}} and at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://info.veracruz2014.mx/info/eng/zb/engzb_cycling_route_biography_overview_n1085_alcolea_arnold.htm |title=Arnold ALCOLEA |website=Veracruz2014.mx |accessdate=2016-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183135/http://info.veracruz2014.mx/info/eng/zb/engzb_cycling_route_biography_overview_n1085_alcolea_arnold.htm |archive-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead }} In 2006 and 2011 he was both the Cuban Road Race Champion and Time Trial Champion.{{cite web |url=http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=1369 |title=Arnold ALCOLEA NUÑEZ |website=CQRanking.com}} He was born in Santiago de Cuba.

Major results

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;2001

: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

;2003

: 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba

;2005

: 1st Stage 10b Vuelta a Venezuela

: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

: 7th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

;2006

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Road race

::1st 20px Time trial

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

::1st Mountains classification

;2007

: 1st Stage 13 Vuelta al Táchira

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

: 7th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stages 6 & 7

;2008

: 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stage 5

: 5th Overall Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas

: 7th Overall Vuelta a Cuba

: 8th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

;2009

: 1st Overall Vuelta a Cuba

::1st Stage 8

;2010

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::2nd Road race

: 1st Overall Vuelta a Cuba

: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas

: Pan American Road Championships

::2nd 15px Road race

::5th Time trial

: 3rd 2009–10 UCI America Tour

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

: 9th Overall Tour de San Luis

: 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stage 5

;2011

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Road race

::1st 20px Time trial

: Pan American Games

::3rd Road race

::10th Time trial

: Pan American Road Championships

::9th Road race

::10th Time trial

;2012

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 7th Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex

: 7th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stage 11

;2013

: 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships

;2014

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Road race

::2nd Time trial

: 1st 20px Sprints classification Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

: Central American and Caribbean Games

::2nd Points race

::5th Road race

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References

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