Cristian Camilo Muñoz
 Muñoz in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros |
| Born | 20 March 1996 Ventaquemada, Colombia |
| Died | 24 April 2026 (aged 30) Oviedo, Spain |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Coldeportes–Claro |
| 2022–2023 | EPM–Scott |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017–2018 | Coldeportes–Zenú |
| 2019–2021 | UAE Team Emirates[1][2][3] |
| 2024–2026 | Nu Colombia |
Cristian Camilo Muñoz Lancheros (20 March 1996 – 24 April 2026) was a Colombian professional cyclist who competed from 2017 until his death in 2026.
Biography
Muñoz made his international breakthrough at the Under-23 level in 2018. He was one of the top climbers at the Giro d'Italia Under-23, where he won a stage, but his descending skills proved lacking, and he ultimately had to settle for seventh place in the general classification.[4][5]
After spending three seasons with the UAE Emirates team without achieving any significant results, his contract was not renewed. For the 2022 season, Muñoz signed with the EPM-Scott team, aiming to demonstrate—by competing in a lower-tier race calendar—that his climbing prowess remained intact, and thereby convince a WorldTour team to give him a second chance.[6]
Muñoz died at an hospital in Oviedo, on 24 April 2026, due to a hospital-acquired bacterial infection contracted following a knee injury sustained during a fall at the Tour du Jura. He was 30.[7][8][9]
Major results
- 2018
- 7th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8
- 2020
- 10th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 5th Juegos Bolivarianos Road Race
- 2023
- 2nd Circuito Ciclístico Jenesano
- 3rd Vuelta al Tolima
- 2024
- 4th Road race, National Championships
References
- ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ↑ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Colombia hace el 1-2 en la octava etapa del Giro sub-23". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Il Big Board Under 23 di Cicloweb, quarta parte". cicloweb.it (in Italian). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cristian Muñoz pasa del UAE Team Emirates al EPM Scott". ciclismointernacional.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Muere a los 30 años el ciclista Cristian Muñoz por "complicaciones médicas" tras una caída en una carrera en Francia". 20minutos (in Spanish). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cristian Camilo Munoz est mort". DirectVelo. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tragedia en el ciclismo colombiano: murió Cristian Camilo Muñoz, que corrió con Tadej Pogacar y competía en Europa con el equipo NU". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
External links
- Cristian Camilo Muñoz at ProCyclingStats