Andrey Amador
Encyclopedia
Andrey Amador Bipkazacova (born 29 August 1986 in San José
) is a Costa Rica
n professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His paternal grandmother is Spanish
while his mother is a Russia
n immigrant who arrived in the country after meeting and marrying his Costa Rican father. He started cycling professionally at the age of 20 in 2006. Amador was selected to carry the flag for Costa Rica
at the 2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony
.
2008
2011
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
) is a Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His paternal grandmother is Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
while his mother is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n immigrant who arrived in the country after meeting and marrying his Costa Rican father. He started cycling professionally at the age of 20 in 2006. Amador was selected to carry the flag for Costa Rica
Costa Rica at the 2011 Pan American Games
Costa Rica will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Costa Rica will send 91 athletes in 18 sports.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenTrack and road eventsField events...
at the 2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony
2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 14, 2011, beginning at 20:00 CDT at Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
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Palmarès
2007- 1st, stage 5, Tour de Navarre
2008
- 1st, prologue, Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st, Vuelta al Bidasoa
2011
- 4th Vuelta a La RiojaVuelta a La RiojaThe Vuelta a La Rioja is a regional Spanish road bicycle race held in La Rioja. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour.The event is facing financial challenges in 2009. Wrote velonews.com:...