Sergio Higuita

Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
He moved to EF Education First from UCI Continental team in May 2019, having initially been set to join in the summer. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. In early 2020 he finished 3rd in Paris-Nice and won the best young rider jersey. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He did not finish the Tour but the following year he placed 25th overall.

Higuita moved to Bora–Hansgrohe for the 2022 season. On stage 6 of the 2022 Volta a Catalunya he went on a long distance attack with Richard Carapaz. The pair stayed away for over 100 kilometers and Higuita moved into the leader's jersey. He defended his position on the final stage in Barcelona and also won the Mountains and Best Young Rider classifications.

Major results

 * 2016
 * 9th Overall Tour de Gironde
 * 10th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia


 * 2017
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Mountains classification, Vuelta a Asturias


 * 2018
 * 9th Klasika Primavera
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 9th Overall Tour of China I
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification


 * 2019 (1 pro win)
 * Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 18
 * Jersey yellow number.svg Combativity award Stage 18
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
 * 2nd Overall Tour of California
 * 3rd Giro dell'Emilia
 * 3rd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 4th Overall Tour de Pologne
 * 4th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
 * 4th Klasika Primavera
 * 4th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
 * 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 5th Tre Valli Varesine
 * 6th Trofeo Campos, Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines
 * 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía


 * 2020 (3)
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour Colombia
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
 * 3rd Overall Paris–Nice
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification


 * 2021
 * 6th Tre Valli Varesine
 * 9th Giro della Toscana
 * 10th Giro di Lombardia


 * 2022 (5)
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey green lines volta.svg Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Jersey red lines volta.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Jersey orange lines volta.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Romandie
 * 1st Stage 5 Volta ao Algarve
 * 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 2nd Tre Valli Varesine
 * 4th Giro di Lombardia
 * 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
 * 8th Overall Tour de Pologne
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 10th Strade Bianche


 * 2023 (1)
 * 2nd GP Miguel Induráin
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
 * 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
 * 1st Stage 5


 * 2024
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Vuelta a Murcia
 * 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
 * 9th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour