Juan Carlos Rosero

Juan Carlos Rosero García (28 November 1962 – 23 January 2013) was an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. After retiring from competition, Rosero became a teacher: he also became a mentor to Richard Carapaz, Ecuador's first European-based professional cyclist and Grand Tour winner, through a cycling club he founded at the school where he was teaching; the club has also produced a number of other professional riders, including Jhonatan Narváez and Jonathan Caicedo. Born in Tumbaco, Quito Canton, Rosero died in Tulcán.

Career

1986 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU) 1987 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Mendoza (ARG) 1989 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU) 1991 2nd in General Classification Vuelta al Táchira (VEN) 1992 1st in General Classification Vuelta a Boyacá (COL) 1st in General Classification Vuelta Ciclista a la Republica del Ecuador (ECU) 43rd in Olympic Games, Road, Amateurs, Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona (ESP) 5th in General Classification Vuelta a Colombia (COL) 1993 1st in Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Pamplona (COL)