Darwin Atapuma

Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (born 15 January 1988) is a Colombian retired cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye.^[4]

FullnameJhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado

NicknameEl Puma

Born (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 (age 38)
Túquerres, Nariño, Colombia

Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

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Darwin Atapuma

Atapuma at the 2014 Tour de San Luis
Personal information
Full name	Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado
Nickname	El Puma
Born	(1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 (age 38) Túquerres, Nariño, Colombia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Amateur team
2021	Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas
Professional teams
2009–2011	Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes
2012–2013	Colombia–Coldeportes
2014–2016	BMC Racing Team[1]
2017–2018	UAE Abu Dhabi
2019	Cofidis[2]
2020	Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas[3]
2022	Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano
2023	Beykoz Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2008)

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After two seasons with Colombia,^[5] Atapuma left the team at the end of the 2013 season and joined the BMC Racing Team for 2014.^[1] In 2015, he finished 16th in the Giro d'Italia and 56th in the Vuelta a España.^[6] In the 2016 Vuelta a España, he held the red jersey after a second-place finish in Stage 4.^[7] In September 2016 Atapuma announced that he would join UAE Abu Dhabi on a two-year deal from 2017.^[8]