Arlenis Sierra Cañadilla (born 7 December 1992) is a Cuban professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.[4] She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[5]

Arlenis Sierra
Sierra in 2022
Personal information
Full nameArlenis Sierra Cañadilla
Born (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)
Manzanillo, Cuba[1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2016Centre Mondial du Cyclisme
Professional teams
2017–2021Astana[2][3]
2022–Movistar Team
Major wins
One day races & Classics
National Road Race Championships (2014–2017, 2019)
National Time Trial Championships (2017, 2019)
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Points race
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Omnium
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mexico City Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2011 Medellin Points race
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Points race
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aguascalientes Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Aguascalientes Scratch
Women's road cycling
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Road race
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Road race
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zacatecas Road race
Gold medal – first place 2014 Puebla Road race
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Juan Road race
Gold medal – first place 2022 San Juan Road race
Silver medal – second place 2016 Táchira Road race

Major results edit

Road edit

2011
1st   Road race, Pan American Games
2012
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Grand Prix GSB
5th Overall Vuelta a El Salvador
7th Grand Prix el Salvador
2013
1st   Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2014
1st   Road race, Pan American Road Championships
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
2nd Time trial
4th Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games
8th Overall Tour de San Luis
1st Stage 5
2015
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
2nd Time trial
4th Road race, Pan American Games
4th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2016
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
1st   Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st   Points classification
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st   Overall Vuelta Internacional a Costa Rica
1st   Points classification
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd   Road race, Pan American Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de San Luis
1st Stage 6
2017
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
1st   Time trial
1st   Overall Vuelta Internacional a Costa Rica
1st   Points classification
1st   Mountains classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 3
2nd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 3
2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
3rd Overall Tour of California
1st   Sprints classification
1st   Young rider classification
4th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
10th Overall Giro d'Italia
2018
1st   Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st   Time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Tour of Guangxi
1st Stage 3 Tour of California
1st Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
4th Overall Giro della Toscana
4th Gent–Wevelgem
5th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
7th Ronde van Drenthe
2019
Pan American Games
1st   Road race
8th Time trial
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
1st   Time trial
1st   Overall Giro della Toscana
1st   Points classification
1st Prologue
1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2nd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
4th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
4th Tour of Guangxi
5th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
6th Overall Vuelta a Guatemala
1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5
9th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
2020
2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st   Sprints classification
1st Stage 1
10th Race Torquay
2021
1st   Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st   Points classification
1st Prologue & Stage 1
1st Clasica Navarra
1st Tre Valli Varesine
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
6th Scheldeprijs
6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
8th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 1
2022
1st   Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st   Overall Vuelta a Andalucia
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
4th Tour of Flanders
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
9th Dwars door Vlaanderen

Major championship results timeline edit

Event 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Olympic Games Road race Not held Not held 28 Not held 34 NH
  World Championships Time trial 23
Road race 27 12 39 5 6
  Pan American Championships Road race NH 31 1 1 4 2 4 1 4 NH 1
  Pan American Games Time trial NH Not held Not held 8 Not held
Road race 1 4 1
  National Championships Time trial Not held 2 Not held 1 1 Not held
Road race 4 NH 2 NH 1 1 1 1 2 1

Track edit

2011
2nd   Points race, Pan American Track Championships
2013
1st   Team pursuit, Pan American Track Championships
2014
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st   Team pursuit (with Yudelmis Domínguez, Yumari González and Marlies Mejías)
3rd   Scratch
Pan American Track Championships
1st   Scratch
2nd   Points race
2015
1st   Scratch, 2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
Pan American Track Championships
3rd   Points race
3rd   Scratch
2016
Pan American Track Championships
2nd   Points race
3rd   Scratch
3rd   Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2017
3rd   Team pursuit, Pan American Track Championships
2018
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st   Team pursuit (with Yudelmis Domínguez, Maylin Sánchez and Marlies Mejías)
1st   Madison (with Yudelmis Domínguez)
2nd   Individual pursuit
3rd   Points race
2019
3rd   Omnium, Pan American Games

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arlenis Sierra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Salazar and Shekel to Astana". Astana. Cicloweb. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Astana Women's Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ "MOVISTAR COMPLETES 2022 ROSTER WITH ADDITION OF ARLENIS SIERRA". cyclingtips.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Entry List: Women" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

External links edit