The pocket climber from Medellín was one of cycling's hottest properties when he won the 2022 Volta a Catalunya for Bora-Hansgrohe, and at XDS Astana he has rediscovered his freedom to attack. He led the team to 14th at the 2025 Tour and opened 2026 with 2nd overall at the AlUla Tour. In Barcelona he starts as the team's most explosive weapon for the high mountains.
Palmarès
- Volta a Catalunya GC winner (2022)
- Vuelta a España stage 18 winner (2019)
- Colombian national road race champion (2020, 2022)
- Tour Colombia GC winner (2020)
- 3rd overall Paris–Nice (2020)
- 14th GC Tour de France as XDS Astana leader (2025)
Cut-out factHe shares a surname — but no relation — with René Higuita, Colombia's famously eccentric 'scorpion-kick' goalkeeper, and at 1.66 m and 54 kg he is one of the smallest riders in the entire Tour peloton.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Davide Ballerini, Aaron Gate, Max Kanter, Harold Tejada, Mike Teunissen, Simone Velasco, Nicolas Vinokurov — see the full XDS Astana team page.
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