Javier Chacón
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Chacón Quesada |
| Born |
29 July 1985 Vélez-Rubio, Spain |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Andalucía |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008–2009 | Cafemax-Contentpolis |
| 2008 | Contentpolis-Murcia (stagiaire) |
| 2011 | Andalucía–Caja Granada (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 | Heraklion Kastro-Murcia |
| 2012– | Andalucía |
|
Infobox last updated on 23 August 2012 | |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chacón and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.
Javier Chacón Quesada (born 29 July 1985) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Professional Continental Team Andalucía.[1]
Born in Vélez-Rubio, Chacón has competed as a fully-fledged professional since the start of the 2012 season, riding as a member of the Andalucía team. In his first Grand Tour event, the 2012 Vuelta a España, Chacón featured in the breakaway during two of the first four road stages; the second of which came on the fifth stage, where he initiated a solo breakaway lasting for almost 140 km (87.0 mi) of the 168 km (104.4 mi) stage.[2][3]
Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st
National Under-23 Time Trial Championships - 1st Overall Vuelta a Segovia
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Vuelta a Palencia
- 2008
- 1st Circuito Deputación de Pontevedra
- 3rd National Amateur Time Trial Championships
- 9th Overall Volta da Ascension
- 2009
- 1st Trofeo Guerrita
- 2010
- 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Venezuela
- 5th Overall Tour de Serbie
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Extremadura
- 4th GP Loinaz Beasain
- 2012
- 4th Overall Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 5
References
- ↑ "Andalucia (ACG) - ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ Benson, Daniel (22 August 2012). "Degenkolb gets another Vuelta stage". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (22 August 2012). "John Degenkolb sprints to second victory in Logroño circuit race". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 23 August 2012.
External links
- Andalucía profile
- Javier Chacón profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile
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