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)

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 Panne

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20172018201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'ItaliaDNFDNF126125
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España152143DNF126147
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 November 2017. 29 January 2018.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. Web site: 2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist . 17 August 2017. ProCyclingStats.
    6. Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.
    7. Web site: Molano suspended by UAE Team Emirates during Giro d'Italia after internal testing . cyclingnews.com . 14 May 2019 . 14 May 2019.
    8. Web site: UAE Team Emirates gives Juan Sebastian Molano green light to return to competition . cyclingpub.com . 12 May 2020 . 18 July 2019.
    9. Web site: Juan Sebastian Molano disqualified after hitting opponent twice in Criterium du Dauphine . BBC Sport . 10 June 2022.
    10. Web site: 'No need for that!' - Juan Sebastian Molano punches Hugo Page in shocking moment at Criterium du Dauphine . EuroSport . 10 June 2022.
    11. Web site: Madgwick . Katy . Remco Evenepoel wins 2022 Vuelta a España . 7 September 2023 . 11 September 2022.
    12. News: Vuelta a España: Juan Sebastián Molano denies Kaden Groves in stage 12 sprint . 7 September 2023 . The Guardian . 7 September 2023.