Juan Carlos Rojas (cyclist)

{{short description|Costa Rican cyclist}}

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| fullname = Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas

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| birth_date = {{bda|1981|12|22|df=y}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.66}}

| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Suspended

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2005–2006

| amateurteam1 = Pasoca–Dos Pinos

| amateuryears2 = 2009

| amateurteam2 = Lycem–JPS–Orbea

| amateuryears3 = 2010

| amateurteam3 = Junta de Protección Social–Giant

| amateuryears4 = 2014–2017

| amateurteam4 = Frijoles Los Tierniticos

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{{family name hatnote|Rojas|Villegas|lang=Spanish}}

Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas (born 22 December 1981[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/diciembre/30/deportes1.html Cuando el futuro alcanzó a Rojas] - Nación {{in lang|es}}) is a Costa Rican cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following a positive drugs test at the 2017 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica.{{cite news|url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/controles-de-orina-revelan-nuevo-caso-de-doping-en-juan-carlos-rojas/|title=Controles de orina revelan nuevo caso de doping en Juan Carlos Rojas|language=Spanish|trans-title=Urine controls reveal new case of doping in Juan Carlos Rojas|first=Graciela|last=Fonseca|work=CRHoy|publisher=CRHoy.com S.A.|date=2 March 2018|accessdate=18 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/clean-sport-documents/adrv/2019-08-29-sanctions.pdf|format=PDF|title=Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=18 October 2020}} He won the 2013–14 UCI America Tour.{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Juan_Carlos_Rojas_Villegas | title=Juan Carlos Rojas Villegas | publisher=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=18 March 2015}}

Major results

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;2004

: 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stage 7

;2005

: 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Prologue, Stages 4, 5 (ITT) & 13

;2006

: 1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala

::1st Stages 8 & 9

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

;2007

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Nicaragua

;2009

: 1st Overall Vuelta a Guatemala

::1st Stages 3 & 6 (ITT)

: 4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stage 12

: 5th Overall Vuelta al Ecuador

;2010

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stages 3, 6, 7 (ITT), 11 (ITT) & 12

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

;2011

: 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

;2013

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st 20px Mountains classification

::1st Stages 3, 7 (ITT), 10, 11 (ITT) & 12

;2014

: 1st 2013–14 UCI America Tour

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stages 8 & 10

;2015

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

: 9th Overall Tour do Rio

;2016

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::2nd Road race

: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Costa Rica

::1st Stages 7 & 11

;2017

:1st 20px Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica

::1st Stages 4, 5 (ITT) & 10

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References

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