CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban

Colombia
Cycling Road
17 Jan 1990
31
Male
BOGOTA
 
Colombia
ANDORRA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Men's Road Race 45

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Men's Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationRoad Race
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA21

UCI Road World Championships
YearLocationRoad Race
2020Imola, ITA32
2019Harrogate, GBR38
2014Ponferrada, ESP70

Tour de France
RankEventYearLocation
13Men's Individual2021Paris, FRA
23Men's Individual2020Paris, FRA
62Men's Individual2017Paris, FRA

Giro d'Italia
RankEventYearLocation
2Men's Individual2016Turin, ITA
40Men's Individual2019Verona, ITA
55Men's Individual2015Milan, ITA
72Men's Individual2018Rome, ITA

Vuelta a Espanya
RankEventYearLocation
3Men's Individual2016Madrid, ESP
5Men's Individual2015Madrid, ESP
11Men's Individual2017Madrid, ESP
19Men's Individual2019Madrid, ESP
27Men's Individual2020Madrid, ESP
41Men's Individual2014Santiago de Compostela, ESP

Ten best WorldTour performances in career
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12016Road RaceIl LombardiaBergamo, ITA
22017Men's IndividualTour Down UnderAdelaide, SA, AUS
62021Men's IndividualVolta a CatalunyaMontjuic, ESP
82021Road RaceFleche WallonneHuy, BEL
82015Road RaceIl LombardiaComo, ITA
92021Men's IndividualItzulia Basque CountryArrate, ESP
102021Men's IndividualTour de SuisseAndermatt, SUI
112020Men's IndividualTour de PologneKrakow, POL
132015Men's IndividualVolta a CatalunyaMontjuic, ESP
142021Road RaceLiege - Bastogne - LiegeLiege, BEL
142015Men's IndividualTour de SuisseBern, SUI


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit
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Chavito (las2orillas.co, 27 Aug 2015)
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Athlete
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English, Italian, Spanish
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Team BikeExchange [Australia] since 2014
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His brother Brayan has represented Colombia in road cycling. (procyclingstats.com, 25 Apr 2021)
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Turned professional in 2011
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In May 2018 he was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr, a debilitating virus, after competing in the 2018 Giro d'Italia. He missed the rest of the 2018 season. (velonews.com, 04 Dec 2018, 22 Aug 2018)

He sustained a knee injury in the early part of 2017. (velonews.com, 22 Aug 2018)

He crashed into a traffic signal while competing at the 2013 Trofeo Laigueglia in Liguria, Italy. He sustained a head trauma, a pulmonary contusion, and fractured his cheekbone and his skull. He also broke his right collarbone, which led to a loss of sensitivity and mobility in his right arm. He underwent surgery on his collarbone immediately after the accident, and then had a further operation on his damaged nerves three months later. It took one year of therapy for him to make a full recovery. (eltiempo.com, 29 May 2016; cyclingnews.com, 28 Apr 2016)
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He began riding BMX at age seven. He then decided to practise athletics until he won a duathlon race at age 12 and returned to cycling. At age 13 he joined a club and began competing at junior level. (eltiempo.com, 29 May 2016; las2orillas.co, 27 Aug 2015)
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He was encouraged to begin cycling by his father. "He is crazy about the sport. I remember being six or seven years old and watching the Tour de France or the Giro with him, while he tried to explain it to me." (inCycle YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2016)
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Winning stage six of the 2014 Tour of California after recovering from injuries he sustained in a crash in 2013. (marca.com, 14 Jun 2020)
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He celebrates winning a race by raising his right hand as a way of remembering his recovery from a severe injury he suffered in February 2013. (Wilmer Ovalle YouTube channel, 29 Mar 2016)
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"The champion within is not in the legs, but in the head." (bienestarcolsanitas.com, 01 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Type of rider
Climber (greenedgecycling.com, 01 Apr 2021)

General
VICTORY SIGN
He celebrates his victories by raising his right arm, which was affected with loss of sensitivity after his crash in 2013. "I began raising my arm after every victory in the Tour of California [where in 2014 he claimed the queen stage]. It was my first race after the injury and that gesture has become a symbol for me. Because with the injury I could not raise my arm. After that race I showed myself that I could be the same as before, or even better." (bienestarcolsanitas.com, 01 Jul 2017)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2015 he set up Equipo Esteban Chaves to support young riders in Colombia. Working together with his father, he hopes the team will compete at national events. In 2016 he established Fundacion Esteban Chaves to provide healthcare for children. "We get resources to fund operations for children with orthopaedic problems and who do not have the money for them." (funchaves.org, 13 Apr 2021; marca.com, 14 Jun 2020; noticiasrcn.com, 04 Mar 2016; elespectador.com, 03 Mar 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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