Germán_Chaves

Germán Chaves

Germán Chaves

Colombian cyclist (1995–2023)

Germán Enrique Chaves Torres (9 March 1995 – 4 June 2023) was a Colombian professional cyclist. He last raced for Team Sistecredito–GW.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chaves and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
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Chaves died on 4 June 2023, after being hit by a truck while he was training with his father in Cundinamarca. He was 28.[4]

Major results

2013
1st Stage 3 Vuelta del Porvenir
2014
3rd Overall Clásica de Rionegro [fr]
2017
2nd Overall Vuelta de la Juventud de Colombia
1st Stage 1[5]
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
2018
1st Overall Vuelta a Boyacá[6]
8th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
2019
5th Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
1st Stage 1
2020
1st Overall Clásica de Cómbita
1st Stage 2
2021
1st Overall Clásica Nacional Marco Fidel Suárez [es]
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Vuelta al Tolima
1st Stage 4
5th Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
1st Prologue
2022
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Clásica de El Carmen de Viboral [fr]
3rd Overall Vuelta a Boyacá
3rd Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá [fr]
1st Mountains classification
4th Overall Vuelta a Antioquia
1st Stage 5
2023
1st Overall Clásica de Fusagasugá [fr]
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1

References

  1. [1]
    «Germán Chaves, ciclista colombiano, murió tras un grave accidente de tránsito en Cundinamarca». Publimetro Colombia. 4 June 2023
  2. [2]
    "Germán Chaves". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "EPM Scott presenta seis refuerzos de lujo para 2020". el sitio de Ciclismo. 8 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Muere el ciclista colombiano Germán Chaves arrollado por un camión mientras entrenaba". Infobae (in Spanish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Germán Chaves ganó la primera etapa de la Vuelta de la Juventud". noticias.caracoltv.com. 24 April 2017.
  6. [6]
    "40 Vuelta a Boyacá 2018" (PDF). clasificacionesdelciclismocolombiano.com. 8 September 2018.
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