Esteban Chaves

Esteban Chaves
Chaves at the 2015 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full nameJhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio[1]
NicknameChavito,[2] El Chivo, the Smiling Assassin[3]
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Team information
Current teamEF Education–EasyPost
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2009–2011Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes
Professional teams
2012–2013Colombia–Coldeportes[4]
2014–2021Orica–GreenEDGE[5][6][7]
2022–EF Education–EasyPost
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
3 individual stages (2016, 2018, 2019)
1 TTT stage (2015)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2015)

Stage races

Abu Dhabi Tour (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2023)
Giro di Lombardia (2016)
Giro dell'Emilia (2016)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chaves and the second or maternal family name is Rubio.

Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[8] Born in Bogotá, Chaves has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, having signed for the Colombia–Coldeportes team as a neo-pro,[9] after three seasons as an amateur with the Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes team. Chaves is a two-time grand tour podium finisher, and a monument winner.

  1. ^ "Jhoan Esteban Chaves". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ ""Chavito" getting to like it!". Colombia–Coldeportes. Libero. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Tour de France 2017 power rankings: Riders #6-3". Velonews. Competitor Group. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) – COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. ^ Stokes, Shane (6 December 2011). "Complete Colombia-Coldeportes 2012 roster finalized, team to push for big invites". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 11 August 2012.