Sebastian Salas (born October 2, 1987) is a Canadian former 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]
 Salas at the 2012 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Salas |
| Nickname | Seb, Sebway, The Seb Man |
| Born | October 2, 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Team Exergy |
| 2012–2013 | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies |
Major results
edit- 2011
- 7th National Road Race Championships
- 2012
- 6th National Road Race Championships
- Tour of California
- 6th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 9th Overall Tour de Beauce
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Salas suspended two years for tampering with doping control - VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ "Salas handed two-year ban for tampering with doping control | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
External links
edit- Sebastian Salas at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Cyclingbase profile for Sebastian Salas
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