Juan Sebastián Molano

Juan Sebastián Molano
Molano in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJuan Sebastián Molano Benavides
Born (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994
Paipa, Colombia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates XRG
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2011–2012Proyectos Alcaldía Paipa
2013Fuerzas Armadas–Ejército Nacional
2014Coldeportes–Claro
Professional teams
2015Colombia
2016–2018Team Manzana Postobón[2]
2019–UAE Team Emirates[3][4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2022, 2023)

One-day races and Classics

Classic Brugge–De Panne (2025)
GP de Denain (2023)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 San JuanRoad race
Bronze medal – third place2017 Santo DomingoRoad race

Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (born 11 April 1994) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[5]

Career

Molano was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[6]

He started riding in the 2019 Giro d'Italia,[7] 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.[8] Molano was later cleared to resume racing at the Adriatica Ionica Race in late-July 2019 after further tests found he was "highly sensitive to altitude changes."[9]

In June 2022, Molano was disqualified from the Critérium du Dauphiné after he punched Hugo Page in the head.[10][11] In September of the same year, he won the final stage of the 2022 Vuelta a España ahead of his team-mate Pascal Ackermann, despite the expectation that Ackermann would be the final man in the team's lead-out train.[12]

Molano competed in the 2023 Vuelta a España. He took a win on Stage 12 of the race, finishing ahead of Kaden Groves.[13]

Major results

2014
Pan American Track Championships
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
2016 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia
2017 (2)
Volta ao Alentejo
1st Stages 3 & 5
3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
3rd Grand Prix de Denain
2018 (6)
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of China I
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
Tour of Xingtai
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Stage 2 Tour of China II
10th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
2019 (1)
1st Stage 3 Tour Colombia
2020 (3)
Tour Colombia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
2021 (4)
Vuelta a Burgos
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
Giro di Sicilia
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
7th Coppa Bernocchi
2022 (2)
1st Stage 21 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4 Boucles de la Mayenne
2nd Trofeo Playa de Palma
5th Clásica de Almería
2023 (5)
1st Grand Prix de Denain
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a España
1st Stage 4 UAE Tour
1st Stage 5 Tour of Guangxi
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos
5th Trofeo Palma
7th Bredene Koksijde Classic
9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
10th Clásica de Almería
2024 (1)
1st Stage 2 CRO Race
6th Brussels Cycling Classic
7th Classic Brugge–De Panne
2025 (2)
1st Classic Brugge–De Panne
1st Stage 5 Tour de Hongrie
1st Points classification, Tour of Belgium
2026 (1)
1st Stage 1 Tour of Oman
3rd Nokere Koerse

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 "Sebastian Molano – UAE team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates XRG. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Molano suspended by UAE Team Emirates during Giro d'Italia after internal testing". cyclingnews.com. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates gives Juan Sebastian Molano green light to return to competition". cyclingpub.com. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Juan Sebastian Molano disqualified after hitting opponent twice in Criterium du Dauphine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "'No need for that!' - Juan Sebastian Molano punches Hugo Page in shocking moment at Criterium du Dauphine". EuroSport. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Madgwick, Katy (11 September 2022). "Remco Evenepoel wins 2022 Vuelta a España". Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Vuelta a España: Juan Sebastián Molano denies Kaden Groves in stage 12 sprint". The Guardian. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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