Juan Sebastián Molano Explained
| Juan Sebastián Molano |
| Fullname: | Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Paipa, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Weight: | 700NaN0 |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Amateurteam1: | Proyectos Alcaldía Paipa |
| Amateuryears2: | 2013 |
| Amateurteam2: | Fuerzas Armadas–Ejército Nacional |
| Amateuryears3: | 2014 |
| Proyears1: | 2015 |
| Proyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Proteam2: | [1] |
| Proyears3: | 2019– |
| Proteam3: | [2] [3] |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2022, 2023)One-day races and Classics
GP de Denain (2023)
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Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (born 11 April 1994) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4]
Career
Molano was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[5]
He started riding in the 2019 Giro d'Italia,[6] but he was suspended by his team following stage 3 after "seemingly unusual physiological results". The team refrained from commenting further until more tests were carried out. Molano did not start stage 4.[7] Molano was later cleared to resume racing at the Adriatica Ionica Race in late-July 2019 after further tests found he was "highly sensitive to altitude changes."[8]
In June 2022, Molano was disqualified from the Critérium du Dauphiné after he punched Hugo Page in the head.[9] [10] In September of the same year, he won the final stage of the 2022 Vuelta a España ahead of his team-mate Pascal Ackermann, despite the expectation that Ackermann would be the final man in the team's lead-out train.[11]
Molano competed in the 2023 Vuelta a España. He took a win on Stage 12 of the race, finishing ahead of Kaden Groves.[12]
Major results
- 2014
Pan American Track Championships
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
- 2016 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2017 (2)
Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stages 3 & 5
3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
- 2018 (6)
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of China I
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
Tour of Xingtai
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 2 Tour of China II
10th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2019 (1)
1st Stage 3 Tour Colombia
- 2020 (3)
Tour Colombia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
- 2021 (4)
Vuelta a Burgos
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
Giro di Sicilia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2022 (2)
1st Stage 21 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4 Boucles de la Mayenne
2nd Trofeo Playa de Palma
5th Clásica de Almería
- 2023 (5)
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4 UAE Tour
1st Stage 5 Tour of Guangxi
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
5th Trofeo Palma
7th Bredene Koksijde Classic
9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
10th Clásica de Almería
- 2024
6th Brussels Cycling Classic
7th Classic Brugge–De PanneGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- News: Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 November 2017. 29 January 2018.
- Web site: UAE Team Emirates. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106013724/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/uae-team-emirates/. 6 January 2019.
- News: UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: UAE Team Emirates. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279. 2 January 2021.
- Web site: 2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist . 17 August 2017. ProCyclingStats.
- Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.
- Web site: Molano suspended by UAE Team Emirates during Giro d'Italia after internal testing . cyclingnews.com . 14 May 2019 . 14 May 2019.
- Web site: UAE Team Emirates gives Juan Sebastian Molano green light to return to competition . cyclingpub.com . 12 May 2020 . 18 July 2019.
- Web site: Juan Sebastian Molano disqualified after hitting opponent twice in Criterium du Dauphine . BBC Sport . 10 June 2022.
- Web site: 'No need for that!' - Juan Sebastian Molano punches Hugo Page in shocking moment at Criterium du Dauphine . EuroSport . 10 June 2022.
- Web site: Madgwick . Katy . Remco Evenepoel wins 2022 Vuelta a España . 7 September 2023 . 11 September 2022.
- News: Vuelta a España: Juan Sebastián Molano denies Kaden Groves in stage 12 sprint . 7 September 2023 . The Guardian . 7 September 2023.
