No. 153 - Gustavo Artacho
 | Team: Team Colavita/Sutter Home Country: ARG DOB: 9/15/1967 | Age: 39 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Residence: Villa Madero, Argentina Height: 5' 7 | Weight: 143 Hobbies: Pit bull Sasha Pro Since: 2002 NRC Rank: 136th & Points: 80 Specialty: Sprinter |
Career Summary
Argentinean Gustavo Artacho won his first national title at the age of 18. Since then, he's won 6 national championships, a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, competed in two world championships, and represented Argentina in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Artacho first came to the US in 1991 with the Argentinean National Team and joined the Colavita squad in 2002. “El Mayor” of the “Three Amigos” from Argentina, he is a versatile competitor that excels in criteriums, on the track and distance road races.Nicknamed “The Man on the Van,” his life size photo appears on the side of the team's sponsored vehicles that travel North America.
Events
07 Amgen Tour of California06 Amgen Tour of California
06 Tour de Georgia
04 Tour de Georgia
03 Tour de Georgia
Individual Results
- 2005 1st Carolina Cup Cycling Challenge; 1st Giordana Cycling Classic; 3rd McLane Pacific Downtown Grand Prix; 6th overall, Doble Bragado stage Race
- 1991-2001 member of Argentine National Team
- 2000 9th Team Pursuit, Olympics
- 1999 Bronze medal, Team Pursuit, Pan Am Games
- 1997 Silver medal, Team Pursuit, World Cup
- 1996 Argentinean Olympic team member
