Wilmar Paredes

Wilmar Andrés Paredes Zapata (born 27 April 1996) is a Colombian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Medellín–EPM.^[3] He was provisionally suspended from the sport for four years from February 2019 to February 2023. He competed as a junior at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's junior road race and as an under-23 rider at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the men's under-23 road race. He won the gold medal at the 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships in the team pursuit.^[4]

FullnameWilmar Andrés Paredes Zapata

Born (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 29)
Medellín, Colombia

Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight66 kg (146 lb)

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Wilmar Paredes

Paredes in 2017.
Personal information
Full name	Wilmar Andrés Paredes Zapata
Born	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 29) Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Medellín–EPM
Discipline	Road cycling Track cycling
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur team
2015	Team Manzana Postobón
Professional teams
2016–2019	Team Manzana Postobón[1][2]
2023–	Team Medellín–EPM
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's track cycling Pan American Championships 2016 Aguascalientes Team pursuit World Junior Championships 2014 Gwangmyeong Team pursuit Men's road cycling Pan American Championships 2024 São José dos Campos Road race

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In April 2019, Paredes returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition control taken in February 2019.^[5] Team Manzana Postobón folded in May, due to the doping cases of Paredes and teammate Juan José Amador.^[6]