Mauricio Ardila
Key Stats
Nationality: Colombian
Born: May 21, 1979
Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Height: 5-foot-5
Weight: 130 pounds
Strengths: climbing
Turned Pro: 2002
Palmares
1st Vuelta al Valle
1st Tour of Britain
2008
7th, stage 2, Vuelta a Castilla y León
2005
3rd, stage 5 Giro d’Italia
3rd, stage 2 Tour of Germany
3rd, stage 13 Vuelta a España
5th, stage 15 Vuelta a España
Biography
Ardilla is another talented climber to come out of Colombia. His overall win at the 2004 Tour of Britain while racing for Chocolate Jacques netted him a spot on the Davitamon-Lotto squad for 2005. He signed with Rabobank in 2006.