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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