Sergio Andrés Higuita GarcÃÂa (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career
He moved to EF Education First from UCI Continental team in May 2019, having initially been set to join in the summer. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. In early 2020 he finished 3rd in Paris-Nice and won the best young rider jersey. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He did not finish the Tour but the following year he placed 25th overall.
Higuita moved to BoraâÂÂHansgrohe for the 2022 season. On stage 6 of the 2022 Volta a Catalunya he went on a long distance attack with Richard Carapaz. The pair stayed away for over 100 kilometers and Higuita moved into the leader's jersey. He defended his position on the final stage in Barcelona and also won the Mountains and Best Young Rider classifications.
Major results
2016
9th Overall Tour de Gironde
10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
2017
1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a Asturias
2018
9th Klasika Primavera
9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
9th Overall Tour of China I
:1st Mountains classification
2019 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
Vuelta a España
:1st Stage 18
: Combativity award Stage 18
1st Young rider classification, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2nd Overall Tour of California
3rd Giro dell'Emilia
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Overall Tour de Pologne
4th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
4th Klasika Primavera
4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
:1st Stage 4
5th Tre Valli Varesine
6th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
7th Overall Vuelta a AndalucÃÂa
2020 <small>(3)</small>
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour Colombia
:1st Young rider classification
:1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
3rd Overall ParisâÂÂNice
:1st Young rider classification
2021
6th Tre Valli Varesine
9th Giro della Toscana
10th Giro di Lombardia
2022 <small>(5)</small>
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
:1st Mountains classification
:1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve
2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
:1st Young rider classification
2nd Tre Valli Varesine
4th Giro di Lombardia
5th LiègeâÂÂBastogneâÂÂLiège
8th Overall Tour de Pologne
:1st Stage 3
10th Strade Bianche
2023 <small>(1)</small>
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
3rd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
:1st Stage 5
2024
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Czech Tour
6th Vuelta a Murcia
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
9th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2025
5th Tre Valli Varesine
2026
2nd Overall AlUla Tour
General classification results timeline
Monuments results timeline
References
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