Sebastian Salas

Sebastian Salas
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Salas
Nickname Seb
Born (1986-10-02) October 2, 1986
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team Rally Cycling
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Professional team(s)
2011 Team Exergy
2012– Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies

Sebastian Salas (born October 2, 1986) is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist who started his career in 2011 with Team Exergy. He switched to Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies the following year. He distinguished himself in the 2012 Tour of California by winning the King of the Mountains competition, which he led from the third stage until the end of the eight stage race.[1] Starting in 2014, Salas served a two-year doping violation ban issued by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for missing a 2013 in-competition doping test.[2][3]

Major results

References

  1. ↑ Weislo, Laura (20 May 2012). "Gesink seals overall victory in Tour of California". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Salas suspended two years for tampering with doping control - VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Salas handed two-year ban for tampering with doping control | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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