Mauricio Quiroga
{{Short description|Argentine cyclist (1992–2022)}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Mauricio Ezequiel Quiroga
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| full_name = Mauricio Ezequiel Quiroga
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| birth_date = 13 March 1992
| birth_place = San Luis, Argentina
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|06|20|1992|03|13}}
| death_place = {{ill|Juana Koslay|es}}, Argentina
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| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Track}}
| role = Rider
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| amateuryears1 = 2010–2011
| amateurteam1 = World Cycling Centre
| amateuryears2 = 2020
| amateurteam2 = Municipalidad de Godoy Cruz
| amateuryears3 = 2022
| amateurteam3 = Coraza Hierros
| proyears1 = 2012–2016
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|SLS|2012}}
| proyears2 = 2017–2019
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SEP|2017}}
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Mauricio Ezequiel Quiroga (13 March 1992 – 20 June 2022) was an Argentine racing cyclist.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=21 June 2022|title=El ciclismo argentino de luto por los fallecimientos de Mauricio Quiroga y Diego Tivani|trans-title= |url=https://diariosanrafael.com.ar/el-ciclismo-argentino-de-luto-por-los-fallecimientos-de-mauricio-quiroga-y-diego-tivani/|language=Spanish|work=Diario San Rafael|location= |access-date=27 June 2022}}
Biography
In 2010, Quiroga joined the World Cycling Centre, where he met cyclists such as Ran Margaliot and Daniel Teklehaimanot. In 2012, he became a professional cyclist, joining the Argentine team San Luis Somos Todos.{{cite web|url=https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=19292|title=QUIROGA Mauricio Ezequiel|work=CQ Ranking}}
Mauricio Quiroga committed suicide in {{ill|Juana Koslay|es}} on 20 June 2022 at the age of 30.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=21 June 2022|title=Murió Mauricio Quiroga, un ciclista que dejó su huella en Allen|trans-title= |url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/deportes/murio-mauricio-quiroga-un-ciclista-que-dejo-su-huella-en-allen-2358990/|language=Spanish|work=Diario Río Negro|location= |access-date=27 June 2022}}
Major results
;2010
: 2nd 15px Keirin, UCI Junior Track World Championships
;2014
: National Track Championships
::1st 20px Scratch
::1st 20px Kilometer
;2016
: 1st Stage 4 {{ill|Vuelta a Mendoza|es}}
;2017
: 1st {{ill|Mendoza-San Juan|fr}}
: 1st {{ill|Doble Media Agua|fr}}
;2018
: 2nd Overall Giro del Sol San Juan
::1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 5 Doble Bragado
;2022
: 2nd Overall Vuelta del Porvenir San Luis
::1st Stages 1 & 5
: 10th Overall Vuelta a Formosa Internacional
::1st Stage 3
References
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External links
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Category:Argentine male cyclists
Category:Sportspeople from San Luis, Argentina
Category:Suicides in Argentina
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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