Mauricio Quiroga

Argentine cyclist (1992–2022)

Road
Track

RoleRiderAmateur teams2010–2011World Cycling Centre2020Municipalidad de Godoy Cruz2022Coraza Hierros Professional teams2012–2016San Luis Somos Todos2017–2019Sindicato de Empleados Publicos de San Juan

Mauricio Ezequiel Quiroga (13 March 1992 – 20 June 2022) was an Argentine racing cyclist.^[1]

Biography

In 2010, Quiroga joined the World Cycling Centre, where he met cyclists such as Ran Margaliot and Daniel Teklehaimanot. In 2012, he became a professional cyclist, joining the Argentine team San Luis Somos Todos.^[2]

Mauricio Quiroga committed suicide in Juana Koslay [es] on 20 June 2022 at the age of 30.^[3]

Major results

2010

2nd

Keirin, UCI Junior Track World Championships

2014

National Track Championships

1st

Scratch

1st

Kilometer

2016

1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Mendoza [es]

2017

1st Mendoza-San Juan [fr]

1st Doble Media Agua [fr]

2018

2nd Overall Giro del Sol San Juan

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 5 Doble Bragado

2022

2nd Overall Vuelta del Porvenir San Luis

1st Stages 1 & 5

10th Overall Vuelta a Formosa Internacional

1st Stage 3

References

^ "El ciclismo argentino de luto por los fallecimientos de Mauricio Quiroga y Diego Tivani". Diario San Rafael (in Spanish). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "QUIROGA Mauricio Ezequiel". CQ Ranking.
^ "Murió Mauricio Quiroga, un ciclista que dejó su huella en Allen". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.