.jpg) Higuita in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Andrés Higuita García |
| Nickname | Higuita Monster |
| Born | (1997-08-01)1 August 1997 (age 28) Medellín, Colombia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | XDS Astana Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015 | 4-72 El servicio de envíos |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016–2018 | Team Manzana Postobón[1] |
| 2019 | Fundación Euskadi |
| 2019–2021 | EF Education First[2][3] |
| 2022–2024 | Bora–Hansgrohe[4] |
| 2025– | XDS Astana Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian professionalroad racing cyclist, who currently rides forUCI WorldTeamXDS Astana Team.[5]
He moved toEF Education First fromUCI Continental teamEuskaltel–Euskadi in May 2019,[6] having initially been set to join in the summer.[7] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the2019 Vuelta a España.[8] In early 2020 he finished 3rd inParis-Nice and won the best young rider jersey. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the2020 Tour de France.[9] He did not finish the Tour butthe following year he placed 25th overall.[10]
Higuita moved toBora–Hansgrohe for the 2022 season. On stage 6 of the2022 Volta a Catalunya he went on a long distance attack withRichard Carapaz. The pair stayed away for over 100 kilometers and Higuita moved into the leader's jersey.[11] He defended his position on the final stage inBarcelona and also won the Mountains and Best Young Rider classifications.
Mountains classification,Vuelta a Asturias
Mountains classification
Combativity award Stage 18 Young rider classification,Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Road race, National Road Championships
OverallTour Colombia Young rider classification Young rider classificationRoad race, National Road Championships
OverallVolta a Catalunya
Mountains classification
Young rider classification Young rider classification| Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Tour de France | — | DNF | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | |
 Vuelta a España | 14 | — | — | 23 | 43 | — | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||
| Major stage race | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
 Paris–Nice | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| Volta a Catalunya | — | NH | — | 1 | — | 33 | — | |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | 28 | DNF | 6 | — | — | ||
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | 24 | DNF | 82 | 17 | ||
 Critérium du Dauphiné | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
| Tour de Suisse | — | NH | — | 2 | 43 | 12 | — | |
| Monument | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | NH | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | 31 | 5 | DNF | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | 76 | — | 10 | 4 | DNF | 85 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | In progress |
