Andrey Amador is a Costa Rican former road racer who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024. The son of a Costa Rican father and a Russian mother, he carried the flag of Costa Rica at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games and was the first Costa Rican to ride the Tour de France. He won a mountain stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia by taking the sprint after being caught at the end of the final climb, finished eighth at the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico, and in 2016 became the first Costa Rican to lead a Grand Tour when he held the pink jersey after stage 13 of the Giro. He was released by the Movistar Team in February 2020 and signed with Team INEOS, and rode for EF Education-EasyPost in 2023.
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is a Costa Rican former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024
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Born 29 August 1986
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is a Costa Rican former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024
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road bicycle racer
Competed In: Tour de France, Career, Tour de France
He is the first Costa Rican to ever ride the Tour de France.
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Amador was released by the Movistar Team on 11 February 2020
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