Personal information | |
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Full name | Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio[1] |
Nickname | Chavito,[2] El Chivo, the Smiling Assassin[3] |
Born | Bogotá, Colombia | 17 January 1990
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur team | |
2009–2011 | Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes |
Professional teams | |
2012–2013 | Colombia–Coldeportes[4] |
2014–2021 | Orica–GreenEDGE[5][6][7] |
2022– | EF Education–EasyPost |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[8] Born in Bogotá, Chaves has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, having signed for the Colombia–Coldeportes team as a neo-pro,[9] after three seasons as an amateur with the Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes team. Chaves is a two-time grand tour podium finisher, and a monument winner.