 Molano in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (age 30) Paipa, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | UAE Team Emirates XRG | |||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Proyectos Alcaldía Paipa | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Fuerzas Armadas–Ejército Nacional | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Coldeportes–Claro | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Team Manzana Postobón[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | UAE Team Emirates[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (born 11 April 1994) is a Colombian professionalracing cyclist, who currently rides forUCI WorldTeamUAE Team Emirates XRG.[4]
Molano was named in the startlist for the2017 Vuelta a España.[5]
He started riding in the2019 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 theAdriatica 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 theCritérium du Dauphiné after he punchedHugo Page in the head.[9][10] In September of the same year, he won the final stage of the2022 Vuelta a España ahead of his team-matePascal Ackermann, despite the expectation that Ackermann would be the final man in the team's lead-out train.[11]
Molano competed in the2023 Vuelta a España. He took a win on Stage 12 of the race, finishing ahead ofKaden Groves.[12]
Omnium Team pursuit
Road race,Pan American Road Championships Road race, Pan American Road Championships
OverallTour of China I
Points classification Points classification Points classification Points classification
Points classification| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | DNF | DNF | 126 | — | — | 125 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | 152 | — | 143 | — | DNF | 126 | 147 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
