Óscar Sevilla

Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times.

Kelme–Costa Blanca (1998–2003)
Born in Ossa de Montiel, Albacete Province, Sevilla turned professional in 1998 for Spanish team, and his big breakthrough came in the 2001 Tour de France. Here, he showed himself as a great climber, ranking 7th in the overall General classification, and winning the young rider classification as the rider of 25 years of age or younger with the highest position in the general classification. After the Tour de France, he continued his great form in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He wore the leader's jersey until the final uphill time trial stage in Madrid, which he lost to winner Ángel Casero.

In the 2002 Vuelta a España, intra-team rivalry with Aitor González saw him finish fourth in the General classification, despite the team's initial assurances that he would be the only leader. González's racing in the very difficult Angliru mountain stage saw Sevilla lose valuable time that he was not able to recover in the later stages of the race, and Gonzalez took over the lead on the final stage, overtaking previous leader Roberto Heras. After a lacklustre 2003 season, Sevilla was injured in the 2003 UCI Road World Championships in a crash, resulting in a serious back injury.

Phonak (2004)
The 2004 season saw Sevilla start with the Swiss team in support of Tyler Hamilton's bid for the 2004 Tour de France. As Hamilton sustained an injury, Sevilla assumed the leader's mantle, although without good results. He then switched to for the 2005 season.

T-Mobile (2005–06)
Sevilla switched to for the 2005 season, but fought to achieve the same results as he initially rode as a domestique for Jan Ullrich in the 2005 Tour de France. Here, he helped Ullrich finish 3rd overall, and Sevilla's climbing improved, as well as his morale. He rode the 2005 Vuelta a España as team captain and ranked 7th overall.

He was linked to Operación Puerto doping case. After he was initially named in the investigation, Sevilla was still able to ride and won the Vuelta a Asturias. On the day before the 2006 Tour de France, Ullrich and Sevilla were explicitly linked to the investigation and not allowed to start the race. On 20 July 2006, Sevilla was fired from T-Mobile in relation to the aforementioned accusations.

Relax–GAM and Rock Racing (2007–10)
He rode for for the 2007 season and  between 2008 and 2010.

Colombian teams (2011–present)
He rode for Gobernación de Antioquía in the 2011 Tour of Utah. Sevilla renewed his contract with the Colombian team, with whom he had been racing since 2017, for another season in November 2019.

Personal life
He currently lives in Colombia, having married a Colombian woman with whom he has two daughters, and became a Colombian citizen in 2012.

Major results

 * 1999
 * 6th Overall Tour du Limousin
 * 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Stage 4


 * 2000
 * 1st Trofeo Luis Ocaña
 * 1st Memorial Manuel Galera
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 6th Circuito de Getxo
 * 6th Subida a Urkiola


 * 2001
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
 * 2nd Subida al Naranco
 * 3rd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
 * 1st Stage 1b (ITT)
 * 3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
 * 4th Overall Tour de Romandie
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 7th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification


 * 2002
 * 1st Stage 1b Escalada a Montjuïc
 * 2nd Classique des Alpes
 * 3rd Subida al Naranco
 * 3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a España
 * 4th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León


 * 2004
 * 3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
 * 6th Classique des Alpes
 * 9th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc


 * 2005
 * 6th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 2006
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Asturias
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 2007
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Route du Sud
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 5th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 5th Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
 * 6th Overall Tour of Austria
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
 * 8th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
 * 9th Overall Volta a Portugal


 * 2008
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Reading Classic
 * 2nd Road race, Spanish National Road Championships
 * 5th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 6th Overall Tour de Georgia
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stage 9


 * 2009
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
 * 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Asturias
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 4th Vuelta a La Rioja


 * 2010
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 14 (ITT)


 * 2011
 * 1st Overall GP Internacional de Café
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 1st Prologue Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
 * 1st Prologue Vuelta al Tolima
 * 4th Overall Tour of Utah
 * 5th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stages 3 (TTT), 8 & 9


 * 2012
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
 * 1st Stages 2 & 5
 * 1st Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 9
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Chiriquí
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 2nd Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta al Tolima
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Cundinamarca
 * 1st Stage 3


 * 2013
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour do Rio
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Overall Clásica Rionegro con Futuro-Aguas de Rionegro
 * 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 2
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Tolima
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 2
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Stage 10 Clásico RCN
 * 2nd Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá
 * 1st Stage 1


 * 2014
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Jersey white greenstripes.PNG Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 5
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour do Rio
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Tolima
 * 1st Prologue, Stages 3 & 4
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Overall Clásica Rionegro con Futuro-Aguas de Rionegro
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Stage 3 Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
 * 1st Stage 3 Clásico RCN
 * Vuelta a Chiriquí
 * 1st Stages 1 & 5
 * 2nd 2013–14 UCI America Tour
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
 * 1st Stages 1a (ITT) & 5
 * 4th Overall Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Antioquia


 * 2015
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 9 & 13 (ITT)
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Chiriquí
 * 1st Stages 3 & 9
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Tocancipá
 * 1st Stage 2 Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez
 * 1st Stage 2 Clásica Rionegro con Futuro-Aguas de Rionegro
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex
 * 2nd Overall Circuito Internacional Baja California Sur
 * 6th Overall Tour do Rio
 * 1st Stage 1


 * 2016
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Team time trial, Colombian National Road Championships
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
 * 1st Stages 4 & 5
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Santander
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Stage 2
 * Vuelta a Chiriquí
 * 1st Stages 2 (TTT), 5 & 8
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
 * 3rd Overall Clasico El Colombiano
 * 4th Overall Clásica Ramón Emilio Arcila
 * 5th Overall Clásica Club Deportivo Boyacá
 * 1st Stage 2


 * 2017
 * 1st Jersey red.svg Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
 * 1st Overall Vuelta al Valle del Cauca
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Overall Clásica Nacional Ciudad de Anapoima
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Stage 7 Clásico RCN
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Ankara
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 4th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 2018
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Overall Vuelta a San Juan
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta al Ecuador
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Gran Premio FECOCI
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 4th Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2019
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
 * 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 4 (ITT)
 * 1st Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Chiloé
 * 1st Prologue & Stages 2 & 4
 * 1st Sprints classification, Tour Colombia
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Prologue & Stage 10
 * 8th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake


 * 2020
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 5
 * 2nd Gran Premio de la Patagonia
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a San Juan


 * 2021
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a Antioquia
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta al Táchira
 * 1st Stage 4 (ITT)
 * 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
 * 3rd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
 * 3rd Overall Clásica de Guayaquil
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Prologue
 * 8th Overall Tour du Rwanda


 * 2022
 * 1st Overall Clásica de Guayaquil
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification, Vuelta del Porvenir San Luis
 * 1st Sprints classification, Tour of South Florida


 * 2023
 * 1st Overall Tour of Hainan
 * 1st Overall Vuelta Bantrab
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Overall Clásica de Rionegro
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
 * 1st Overall Tour de Panamá
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
 * 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Formosa Internacional
 * 1st Stage 4a (ITT)
 * 2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 3rd Clásica de Villeta
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 7th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
 * 8th Overall Tour de Catamarca
 * 10th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake