Antonio Colom

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**Antonio Colom**
Personal information

Full name	Antonio Colóm Mas
Nickname	Toniette
Date of birth	May 11, 1978 (1978-05-11) (age 30)
Country	Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	71 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team	Astana
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1999–2001 2002–2003 2004–2006 2007–	Costa de Almería Colchon Relax Caisse d'Epargne Astana
Major wins
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2006) Vuelta a Mallorca (2004) Vuelta a Andalucía (2002)
Infobox last updated on:
2007-07-25

Antonio Colom Mas (born May 11, 1978) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana from Buyonla. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 2002.

Colom signed for Astana for the 2007 season from Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears. Colom began his career at Costa de Almería in 1999 and stayed there for three seasons, in which time he built a growing reputation as a climber, winnin the mountains classification of the Setmana Catalana in 2001. In 2002, Colom moved to Relax, and it was here that he had an early breakthrough in winning the Vuelta a Andalucía. Colom moved to the division one team Illes Balears-Banesto in 2004 and once again saw early success, winning the Vuelta a Mallorca. A second placing in the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana rounded out a successful season. In 2005, Colom once again saw success in Mallorca, winning the Trofeo Calvia. In 2006, Colom reversed his 2004 results: placing second overall in the Vuelta a Mallorca and winning the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana.

In 2007, Colom moved to the Astana Team, and once again showed well in Mallorca, winning the Trofeo Sóller.