Arles Castro

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Laverde.

Arles Antonio Castro Laverde (born July 17, 1979 in Urrao, Antioquia) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Jairo Pérez and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Career

2001

2nd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)

2003

2nd in Colombia National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Duitama (COL)

in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Santo Domingo (DOM)

2005

1st in Stage 2 Vuelta a El Salvador, Chalatenangno (ESA)

alongside Miguel Duarte, Jorge Contreras, Carlos Salazar, Paulo Andres Velez, Franco Marvulli, and Giuseppe Atzeni

2007

in Pan American Championships, Track, Points Race, Valencia (VEN)

in Pan American Championships, Track, Team Pursuit, Valencia (VEN)

in Pan American Games, Track, Team Pursuit, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

2008: 3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Individual Pursuit, Cali, (COL); 3rd in UCI World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Cali, (COL)
2009: 3rd in Prologue Vuelta al Valle del Cauca, Calí (COL)