Juan Carlos Arias Acosta (born March 12, 1964) aka "Machete" is a cyclist and one-time Pan American Champion, who has raced in Tour de France, Italy among other major racing events. Juan Carlos Arias has been riding since 1982 out of Colombia S.A.
1987 - Pan-American Games Route Champion
1988 - 31st in Olympic Games, Road, Amateurs, Tongillo Road, Seoul
1991 - 2nd in National Championship, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL)
1984 – Departmental Champion Cundinamarca
1985 – Champion Tour Trinidad & Tobago
1986 – Columbian National Route Champion
1986 – Placed 27 in Colorado Spring Route World Championship
1987 – Panamerican Route Champion
1987 – Second place IN Giro de Venneto – Italy- winner of one stage and of the mountain
1987 – Winner of the Regularity, winner of one stage and subchampion of the Tour of Malaga in Spain
1987 – Champion of the Tour of Guadalupe
1987 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of COlombia
1987 – Subchampion of the bonus sprint in classic RCN
1987 – Placed 17 in the world championship of the route in Austria
1988 – Placed 31 in the Olimpic Games in Seoul – Korea
1988 – Subchampion of the Tour de Malaga in Spain
1988 – National route subcampbon of Columbia
1989 – Placed 41 in Tour de Spain
1989 – Placed 71 Giro de Italy
1989 – Placed 17 and subchampion of the mountain of the week in Catalana in Spain
1989 – champion of the "Clasica Roldanillo" – Colombia
1990 – Participation Tour de Spain
1990 – Participation Giro de Italy
1990 – Placed 16 in the race "Paris NLZA" in France
1990 – Champion of the regularity and of the bonus sprint in the Tour of Colombia
1990 – Champion of the bonus sprint in "El Classico RCN" and subchampion of the regularity in Colombia
1991 – Participation in the Giro de Italy
1991 – Subchampion profesional of route
1991 – Champion of the regularity and winner of two stages in LAS "Clasicas de Boyaca and Cundinmarca"
1991 – Placed 21 in the "Tour do Portugal"
1992 – Subchampion of the regularity in the Tour a Colombia and ninth place in the general
1993 – Subchampion of Yardley Gold of mountain biking and winner of 1 Valida
1994 – Champion national of mountain biking, winner of 3 Validas of the championship and champion of the Yardley Gold tournament
1994 – Placed 41 in the world championship of mountain biking in Colorado (USA), best Columbian
1995 – Third in the national championship of mountain biking and subchampion of the Yardley Gold tournament
1995 – Placed 71 in the world championship and best Columbian
1995 – Placed 10 in the Latin-American championship of mountain biking in Cordoba (Argentina)
1995 – Champion of the rally totoritas in Lima (Peru) of mountain biking
1996 – National champion of mountain biking in "Producciones Tournament" world championship of mountain biking, winner of 3 stages
1996 – Placed 34 in Olympic Games in Atlanta USA
1996 – Fourth place in "Bolivarianos of Quito" · Ecuador
1996 – Subchampion of the "Rally Totoritas in Lima" – Peru
1997 – Fourth place in the Panamerican Championship in Santiago de Chile
1997 – Subchampion Latin American mountain biking
1997 – National subchampion of mountain biking cross-country – Colombia
1997 – Winner of 3 stages of the national championship and 4 place in championship
1997 – Champion of the "Rally de Totoritas in Lima"- Peru
1997 – Champion of one "Valida Copa Norva" in USA
1997 – Second place "Valida Copa Norva" IN USA
1997 – Placed 30 in "Parada de Copa" of the world USA
1998 – Subchampion of the super mountain bike in Chile
1998 – Subchampion tour of "Volcan Villa Rica" – Chile
1998 – Second in championship national cross country of mountain biking for stages – Colombia
1998 – 10th place in Panamerican Toluca· Mexico
1998 – 3 place in Rally Totoritas- Peru
2000 – 5 place in Championship Panericano in Puerto Rico
2000 – 3 place in Championship National por stage cross country- Colombia
Sporting Activities: Cycling, Skydiving, Motor-Cross, Repelling, Scuba.
