Arles Castro

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

Arles Castro

File:Arles Castro (Antioquia).jpg Castro in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Arles Antonio Castro Laverde
Born	(1979-07-17) July 17, 1979 Urrao, Colombia
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing Colombia Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team pursuit Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team pursuit Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team pursuit Pan American Championships Gold medal – first place 2007 Valencia Points race Gold medal – first place 2007 Valencia Team pursuit Gold medal – first place 2010 Aguascalientes Team pursuit Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Individual pursuit Gold medal – first place 2011 Medellin Team pursuit Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Team pursuit Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Team pursuit Central American and Caribbean Games Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team Pursuit Bolivarian Games Gold medal – first place 2013 Trujillo Team Pursuit

Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (born July 17, 1979) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Career

2001

2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)

2003

2nd in Colombia National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Duitama (COL)

:File:Bronze medal blank.svg in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM)

2005

1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a El Salvador, Chalatenangno (ESA)

alongside Miguel Duarte, Jorge Contreras, Carlos Salazar, Paulo Andres Velez, Franco Marvulli, and Giuseppe Atzeni

2007

File:Gold medal blank.svg in Pan American Championships, Track, Points Race, Valencia (VEN)

File:Gold medal blank.svg in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)

alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate

File:Silver medal blank.svg in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

alongside Juan Pablo Forero, Jairo Pérez, and Carlos Alzate

2008

3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Individual Pursuit, Cali, (COL)

3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)

2010

2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)

2011

File:Gold medal blank.svg in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Guadalajara (MEX)

alongside Juan Esteban Arango, Edwin Ávila and Weimar Roldan

2012

1st in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali (COL)

2013

File:Gold medal blank.svg in Bolivarian Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Trujillo (PER)

References

• Arles Castro at Cycling Archives (archive)