Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi (born 16 September 1996 in Monteria) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. A sprinter, Hodeg has notably won the 2018 Handzame Classic and 2019 Münsterland Giro one-day races.[5] He has also a stage of four UCI WorldTour stage races: the Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Pologne, Tour of Turkey, all in 2018, and the 2019 BinckBank Tour. His most recent victory was stage one of the 2021 Okolo Slovenska.[6] He also competed in the 2020 Giro d'Italia, finishing third on stage 11.[7]

Álvaro Hodeg Chagüi
Hodeg in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro José Hodeg Chagüi
Born (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 27)
Monteria, Colombia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2014–2016Coldeportes–Claro
2017Home Solution–Anmapa–Soenens Cycling Team[1]
Professional teams
2017Coldeportes–Zenú
2017Quick-Step Floors (stagiaire)
2018–2021Quick-Step Floors[2][3][4]
2022–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Handzame Classic (2018)
Münsterland Giro (2019)

Major results edit

2017
1st   Intermediate sprints classification, Girobio
1st Stage 6 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas
2018 (5 pro wins)
1st Handzame Classic
1st Stage 1 Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour
1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
1st Stage 5 Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Adriatica Ionica Race
3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
4th Elfstedenronde
2019 (7)
1st Münsterland Giro
1st Heistse Pijl
Adriatica Ionica Race
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 4
1st Stage 2 Tour Colombia
1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway
1st Stage 5 BinckBank Tour
3rd Bredene Koksijde Classic
2021 (3)
1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain
1st Stage 1 Okolo Slovenska
7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
8th Münsterland Giro
8th Grand Prix de Fourmies

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 2020
  Giro d'Italia 131
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References edit

  1. ^ Odvart, James (17 May 2017). "Un Colombien chez Home Solution-Anmapa" [A Colombian with Home Solution-Anmapa]. DirectVelo (in French). Association DirectVelo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Alvaro Hodeg signs first pro contract with Quick-Step Floors". Quick-Step Floors. Decolef Lux. SARL. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Deceuninck - Quick-Step". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Hodeg wins the Handzame Classic". Cycling News. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. ^ Ronald, Issy (16 September 2021). "Tour of Slovakia: Hodeg wins stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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