Javier Chacón Quesada (born 29 July 1985) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.[1]

Javier Chacón
Personal information
Full nameJavier Chacón Quesada
Born (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 38)
Vélez-Rubio, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2008–2009Cafemax–Contentpolis
2008Contentpolis–Murcia (stagiaire)
2011Andalucía–Caja Granada (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010–2011Heraklion Kastro–Murcia
2012Andalucía
2014Keith Mobel–Partizan
Managerial team
2015Keith Mobel–Partizan

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]

Major results edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Andalucia (ACG) - ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. 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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