Javier Chacón

Javier Chacón
Personal information
Full name Javier Chacón Quesada
Born (1985-07-29) 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

  1. "Andalucia (ACG) - ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. Benson, Daniel (22 August 2012). "Degenkolb gets another Vuelta stage". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. Atkins, Ben (22 August 2012). "John Degenkolb sprints to second victory in Logroño circuit race". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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