Juan Carlos Arias Acosta

Juan Carlos Arias Acosta (born December 3, 1964) a.k.a "Machete" is a two-time Olympian cyclist from Pereira, Colombia. Juan Carlos is a Pan American Champion, who has raced in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and the Road World Championship, among many other major racing events.
Juan Carlos Arias is the only Colombian athlete to date to represent the country in two different sports in the Olympics. Juan Carlos Arias has been riding since 1982 out of Colombia S.A. and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his family and children. Prior to becoming a professional cyclist, Juan Carlos Arias played soccer for Maracaneiro Football Club in Bogotá, Colombia.
Teams
Accolades
1984 - Road Champion Colombia
1985 - Champion Trinidad & Togabo Classic
1987 - Pan-American Games Route Champion
1987 - Champion Tour of Guadeloupe, France
1987 - Sub-Champion Giro de Veneto, Italy
1987 - Vuelta de Malaga, Spain, Sub-Champion (Ganador de Etapa y de la Montaña)
1988 - 31st in Olympic Games, Road, Amateurs, Tongillo Road, Seoul
1991 - National Championship, Road, Elite, Colombia
1996 - Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States
2015 - Champion Georgia State Road Race, United States
2017 - Sub Champion Grand Fondo, New York, United States
2017 - Champion Georgia State Road Race, United States
Achievements
1984 – Departmental Champion Cundinamarca
1985 – Champion Tour Trinidad & Tobago
1986 – Colombian National Route Champion
1986 – Placed 27 in Colorado Spring Route World Championship
1987 – Pan-American Route Champion
1987 – Second place in Giro de Venneto – Italy- winner of one stage and of the mountain
1987 – Winner of the Regularity, winner of one stage and sub-champion of the Tour of Malaga in Spain
1987 – Champion of the Tour of Guadalupe
1987 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia
1987 – Sub-champion of the bonus sprint in classic RCN
1987 – Placed 17 in the world championship of the route in Austria
1988 – Placed 31 in the Olympic Games in Seoul – Korea
1988 – Sub-champion of the Tour de Malaga in Spain
1988 – National route Sub-Champion of Colombia
1989 – Placed 41 in Tour de Spain
1989 – Placed 71 Giro de Italy
1989 – Placed 17 and sub-champion of the mountain of the week in Catalana in Spain
1989 – champion of the "Clasica Roldanillo" – Colombia
1990 – Participation Tour de Spain
1990 – Participation Giro de Italy
1990 – Placed 16 in the race "Paris NLZA" in France
1990 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia
1990 – Champion of the bonus sprint in "El Classico RCN" and subchampion of the regularity in Colombia
1991 – Participation in the Giro de Italy
1991 – Sub-champion Profesional of route
1991 – Champion of the regularity and winner of two stages in LAS "Clasicas de Boyaca and Cundinmarca"
1991 – Placed 21 in the "Tour do Portugal"
1992 – Sub-champion of the regularity in the Tour a Colombia and ninth place in the general
1993 – Sub-champion of Yardley Gold of mountain biking and winner of 1 Valida
1994 – Champion national of mountain biking, winner of 3 Validas of the championship and champion of the Yardley Gold tournament
1994 – Placed 41 in the world championship of mountain biking in Colorado (US), best Colombian
1995 – Third in the national championship of mountain biking and sub-champion of the Yardley Gold tournament
1995 – Placed 71 in the world championship and best Colombian
1995 – Placed 10 in the Latin-American championship of mountain biking in Cordoba (Argentina)
1995 – Champion of the rally totoritas in Lima (Peru) of mountain biking
1996 – National champion of mountain biking in "Producciones Tournament" world championship of mountain biking, winner of 3 stages
1996 – Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta US
1996 – Fourth place in "Bolivarianos of Quito" Ecuador
1996 – Subchampion of the "Rally Totoritas in Lima" – Peru
1997 – Fourth place in the Pan-American Championship in Santiago de Chile
1997 – Subchampion Latin American mountain biking
1997 – National subchampion of mountain biking cross-country – Colombia
1997 – Winner of 3 stages of the national championship and 4 place in championship
1997 – Champion of the "Rally de Totoritas in Lima"- Peru
1997 – Champion of one "Valida Copa Norva" in U.S.
1997 – Second place "Valida Copa Norva" IN U.S.
1997 – Placed 30 in "Parada de Copa" of the world U.S.
1998 – Subchampion of the super mountain bike in Chile
1998 – Subchampion tour of "Volcan Villa Rica" – Chile
1998 – Second in championship national cross country of mountain biking for stages – Colombia
1998 – 10th place in Pan-American Toluca - Mexico
1998 – 3 place in Rally Totoritas - Peru
2000 – 5 place in Championship Pan-American in Puerto Rico
2000 – 3 place in Championship National per stage cross country - Colombia
2015 - Champion Georgia State Road Race, United States
2017 - Sub Champion Grand Fondo, New York, United States
2017 - Champion Georgia State Road Race, United States
References
External links
Lifetime Bikes
Facebook
The-Sport.ORG
Cycling Ranking
World Tour
1964 births
Colombian male cyclists
Living people
People from Risaralda Department
Olympic cyclists for Colombia
Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics