Javier Chacón

Javier Chacón
Personal information
Full nameJavier Chacón Quesada
Born (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 41)
Vélez-Rubio, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Cycling career
SportCycling
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

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

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.

Major results

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.