Orica-GreenEdge's Chaves targets Vuelta a España

Esteban Chaves says that he feels like a new rider following his debut season with Orica-GreenEdge. The Colombian returned to racing last year after a horrific crash at the Trofeo Laigueglia in 2013, and took stage wins at the Tour of California and the Tour de Suisse before making his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a España. In 2015, he will go back to the Spanish Grand Tour with a goal of securing a top place overall.

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.