Pro Candids: Fabio Andres Duarte

I have a bunch of photos from stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California which didn't make the original post over at the old blog which, unless you clicked over to the Photobucket collection, you have not seen. Anyway, I thought I would make a little series out of them and call it pro candids.

First up is Colombian racer, Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo, who rides for the Colombia Coldeportes Team. Duarte finished third on stage 7 at 14 seconds back, and ended the Tour with a fine fifth overall, 1:36 behind Robert Gesink. Besides many wins and top 3 placings in races across Colombia and South America since 2003 he has also, since the 2009 season begun to extend his winning record into Europe in races such as the Tour des Pyrenees - Vuelta a los Pirineos, the Vuelta Asturias, Rhone-Alpes Isere Tour, Giro del Trentino, and Giro d'Italia. Additionally, in 2008, he was crowned U23 World Road Race Champion. A young rider to watch for over the next few seasons.