Winner Anacona

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Winner Anacona

| image = Winner Anacona, 2020 Paris-Nice.jpg

| caption = Anacona in 2020

| fullname = Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|08|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Coper, Boyacá, Colombia

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|CTA2}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 = 2008

| amateurteam1 = {{allow wrap|{{UCI team code|PPO|2008}} (stagiaire)}}

| amateuryears2 = 2009

| amateurteam2 = G.S. Maltinti

| amateuryears3 = 2010–2011

| amateurteam3 = Caparrini

| amateuryears4 = 2023–

| amateurteam4 = {{UCI team code|CTA2|2023}}

| proyears1 = 2012–2014

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2012}}

| proyears2 = 2015–2019

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telefonica.com/en/web/press-office/-/movistar-team-launches-2019-season-with-highest-hopes|title=Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes|work=Telefónica|publisher=Telefónica, S.A.|date=18 December 2018|access-date=3 January 2019}}

| proyears3 = 2020–2022

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|ARK men|2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.team-arkea-samsic.fr/franck-bonnamour-romain-roux-arkea-samsic-2020/|title=Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020|language=fr|trans-title=Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020|work={{UCI team code|ARK|2019}}|publisher=Pro Cycling Breizh|date=14 October 2019|access-date=11 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15261/1001277/280|title=Team Arkea - Samsic|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210107032912/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15261/1001277/280|archive-date=7 January 2021}}

| majorwins = Grand Tours

:Vuelta a España

::1 individual stage (2014)

}}

Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez (born 11 August 1988) is a Colombian road cyclist, who rides for Colombian amateur team {{UCI team code|CTA2}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.vanguardia.com/deportes/ciclismo/una-pista-sobre-el-futuro-del-ciclista-nairo-quintana-GD6126383|title=Una pista sobre el futuro del ciclista Nairo Quintana|language=Spanish|trans-title=A clue about the future of cyclist Nairo Quintana|work=La Vanguardia|publisher=Grupo Godó|date=12 January 2023|accessdate=1 October 2023|quote=Colombia Pacto por el Deporte fue el equipo escogido por Dáyer y Anacona para competir en este 2023. [Colombia Pacto por el Deporte was the team chosen by Dáyer and Anacona to compete in 2023].}}

Career

=Lampre–ISD (2012–2014)=

He impressed the {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}} team managers after getting second place of the 2011 Girobio, a smaller version of the Giro d'Italia for younger riders. The team signed him for 2012 and 2013. In December 2012, Anacona was injured in a training crash, after he collided with a dog. He suffered a broken peroneal malleolus and dislocated his ankle bone.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13566/Winner-Anacona-injured-in-training-crash.aspx|title=Winner Anacona injured in training crash|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=25 December 2012|access-date=25 December 2012|author=Ben Atkins}}

In the mountainous 2014 Tour of Utah, Anacona helped his leader Chris Horner obtain the second place of the race, taking the third step of the podium himself.{{cite news|url=http://www.tourofutah.com/results/general-classification/|title=GENERAL CLASSIFICATION STANDINGS|work=Tour of Utah|publisher=Tour of Utah 2014|access-date=13 September 2014}} On the mountaintop finish of Stage 9 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Anacona almost took the leader's jersey by soloing to the line for the stage victory. He attacked from a breakaway of 31 riders and missed the top spot in the overall classification by a mere 9 seconds.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2014/stage-9/results|title=Vuelta a España: Anacona wins stage 9 on climb to Valdelinares|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=31 August 2014|access-date=31 August 2014|author=Peter Cossins}}

=Movistar Team (2015–2019)=

In 2015, Anacona went to {{UCI team code|MOV|2015}} on an initial two-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-us-team-looks-ahead-to-2015-worlds-in-richmond|title=News shorts: US team looks ahead to 2015 Worlds in Richmond|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=29 September 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}} He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de France.{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News}}

=Arkéa–Samsic (2020–2022)=

In September 2019, it was announced that Anacona – along with Dayer Quintana and Nairo Quintana – was moving to the {{UCI team code|BSE|2020}} team for the 2020 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quintana-confirmed-for-arkea-samsic-in-2020/|title=Quintana confirmed for Arkéa-Samsic in 2020|first1=Alasdair|last1=Fotheringham|author-link1=Alasdair Fotheringham|first2=Patrick|last2=Fletcher|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|quote=Quintana's brother, Dayer, will also join, along with Winner Anacona, a fellow Colombian and key ally at Movistar, and Diego Rosa, who has ridden for Team Ineos for the past two years.|date=2 September 2019|access-date=24 November 2019}} During his three years with the team, he won the 2021 Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'Es Colomer – held as part of the Vuelta a Mallorca – and the mountains classification at the 2022 Route d'Occitanie.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-andratx-mirador-des-colomer-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Anacona wins Trofeo Andratx 2021|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=15 May 2021|accessdate=1 October 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/sports/cyclisme/toutes-les-infos/michael-woods-remporte-la-route-d-occitanie-winner-anacona-meilleur-grimpeur-277614.php|title=Michael Woods remporte la Route d'Occitanie, Winner Anacona meilleur grimpeur|language=French|trans-title=Michael Woods wins the Route d'Occitanie, Winner Anacona best climber|work=Le Télégramme|publisher=Groupe Télégramme|date=19 June 2022|accessdate=1 October 2023}}

Personal life

Anacona was named after cyclists Peter Winnen and Andrew Hampsten, but due to a mistake, his first name became Winner instead of Winnen.{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/128814-vuelta-stage-9-nairo-quintana-takes-lead-winner-anacona-lives-name|title=Vuelta Stage 9: Nairo Quintana takes lead as Winner Anacona lives up to name|work=road.cc|date=31 August 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}

Major results

Source: {{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=6496|title=Winner Anacona|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=1 October 2023}}

;2006

: National Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::1st 20px Points race

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

;2009

: 10th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo

;2010

: 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

: 8th Overall Girobio

: 10th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin

;2011

: 2nd Overall Girobio

::1st Stage 5

: 6th Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin

;2012

: 10th Overall Tour of Slovenia

;2014

: 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España

: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Tour of Utah

;2015

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

;2016

: 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

: 9th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour

;2019

: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta a San Juan

::1st Stage 5

: 4th Overall Tour of Austria

: 8th Circuito de Getxo

;2020

: 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

;2021

: 1st Trofeo Andratx – Mirador d'Es Colomer

;2022

: 1st 20px Mountains classification, Route d'Occitanie

;2023

: 10th Overall Vuelta a Boyacá

=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Grand Tour ! scope="col" \| 2012 ! scope="col" \| 2013 ! scope="col" \| 2014 ! scope="col" \| 2015 ! scope="col" \| 2016 ! scope="col" \| 2017 ! scope="col" \| 2018 ! scope="col" \| 2019 ! scope="col" \| 2020
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia \|— \|— \| 62 \|— \|— \| 25 \|— \|— \|—
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France \|— \|— \|— \| 57 \| 69 \|— \|— \|— \| 66
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" \| File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España \| 19 \| 105 \| 27 \|— \|— \|— \| 69 \|— \|—

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2012

! scope="col" | 2013

! scope="col" | 2014

! scope="col" | 2015

! scope="col" | 2016

! scope="col" | 2017

! scope="col" | 2018

! scope="col" | 2019

! scope="col" | 2020

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

|—

| 62

|—

| 25

|—

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

|—

| 57

| 69

|—

| 66

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

| 19

| 105

| 27

|—

| 69

|—

class="wikitable" \|+ Legend
scope="row" \| — \| Did not compete
scope="row" \| DNF \| Did not finish

class="wikitable"

|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

References

External links

{{UCI rider}}
{{Procyclingstats}}
{{cycling archives}}
[http://www.teamlampreisd.com/en/team/atleti/anacona-gomez-winner/ Winner Anacona Gomez profile] at Lampre-ISD

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Colombian male cyclists

Category:People from Tunja

Category:2014 Vuelta a España stage winners

Category:Colombian Vuelta a España stage winners

Category:Cyclists from Boyacá Department

Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen