{"id":25849,"date":"2017-07-24T09:34:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T14:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=25849"},"modified":"2017-07-24T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T14:34:24","slug":"rigoberto-uran-finishes-2nd-in-the-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2017\/07\/rigoberto-uran-finishes-2nd-in-the-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigoberto Uran finishes 2nd in the Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this year&#8217;s Tour de France it was generally assumed here in Colombia that Nairo Quintana was Colombia&#8217;s best chance at a podium spot. However, it was his compatriot <strong>Rigoberto Uran who stormed to a surprise 2nd place finish yesterday in Paris<\/strong>, with a final time of\u00a0<strong>86H 21&#8242; 49&#8221;, just 54 seconds behind Great Britain&#8217;s Chris Froome.<\/strong> Quintana had a somewhat quiet tour, ending up in 12th place, more than 15 minutes behind the winner. His decision to compete in both the Giro d&#8217;Italia and the Tour now seems a misguided one: Froome chose to focus on France, and it looks to have been a sensible call.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:34.85714285714286% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BW7gaG4heIX\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Mas contento que un put.. #g\u00fcev\u00f3n #gorigogo @gorigogooficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n (@rigobertouran) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-07-24T12:45:18+00:00\">Jul 24, 2017 at 5:45am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Uran, who hails from the small Antioquia town of Urrao, has proven to be <strong>a popular figure in Colombia in recent weeks<\/strong>, with his light-hearted attitude and regular use of\u00a0<em>paisa\u00a0<\/em>slang endearing him to the millions of Colombians who follow the Tour. Cycling is second in popularity only to football in Colombia, and Uran looks set to become a hugely popular athlete following this result.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pGhYElWnfQ\" width=\"760\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Uran has also had a tough road to the top. <strong>His father was killed by paramilitaries when he was just 14<\/strong> years old in 1991, and he was forced to work selling lottery tickets in order to support his family. His talent as a cyclist was later discovered by a local cycling team, and since then he has enjoyed a solid career in the sport. This Tour de France finish though is certainly the high-water mark of his career so far. Hopefully, <strong>we can look forward to much more from Rigoberto Uran in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Prior to this year&#8217;s Tour de France it was generally assumed here in Colombia that Nairo Quintana was Colombia&#8217;s best chance at a podium spot. 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