Esteban Chaves calls it a career
Eleven years after he made his WorldTour debut with Orica-GreenEdge, Esteban Chaves is retiring, as announced on social media and in conjunction with the release of a YouTube video from his current team, EF Education-EasyPost.
The 35-year-old Colombian counts five Grand Tour stage wins and two Grand Tour GC podium finishes on his palmares, and he became Colombia's first Monument winner in 2016 at Il Lombardia. He experienced both highs and lows over the course of his illustrious career, emerging as a rising star in the wake of a serious injury he sustained in a crash at a young age and then battling various health woes in more recent years, but remained a popular figure throughout.
"I’m very happy to close this chapter in the way we are closing it," he said. "Who am I without my bike? Without the bike, I am Esteban. I am a son, I am a brother, I am a husband, I am a father. I am a human being who dreams of setting an example, who dreams of being at peace, who dreams of having a lot of contact with nature."
