Andrey Amador
Amador at the 2011 Tour de France.
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| Full name | Andrey Amador Bikkazakova | |||||||||
| Born |
29 August 1986 San José, Costa Rica |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||
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| Current team | Movistar Team | |||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||
| Rider type | All-Rounder | |||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | BCR-Pizza Hut-KHS | |||||||||
| 2006 | Viña Magna-Cropu | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Lizarte | |||||||||
| Professional team(s) | ||||||||||
| 2009– | Movistar Team | |||||||||
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Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (born 29 August 1986) is a Costa Rican professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team.
Amador is the son of Rodolfo Amador, a Costa Rican and Raisa Bikkazakova, a Russian immigrant who arrived in the country after meeting and marrying Amador's father. He is the youngest of three brothers. He started cycling professionally at the age of 20 in 2006, but started cycling at a very early age. Amador was selected to carry the flag for Costa Rica at the 2011 Pan American Games opening ceremony. He is the first Costa Rican to ever ride the Tour de France. In 2012, Amador won a mountainous stage 14 in the Giro d'Italia after breaking away from the group during the final descent right before the final climb. Though he was caught right at the finish of the climb he won the sprint in the end. In 2013, he finished 8th overall in the Tirreno-Adriatico.
In the 2016 Giro d'Italia, Amador held the pink jersey after stage 13. He became the first Costa Rican to lead a Grand Tour.
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