Sebastian Salas

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]

Sebastian Salas
Salas at the 2012 Tour of California
Personal information
Full nameSebastian Salas
NicknameSeb
Born (1987-10-02) October 2, 1987
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2011Team Exergy
2012–2013Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies

Major results
2011
7th National Road Race Championships
2012
6th National Road Race Championships
Tour of California
1st Mountains classification
6th Overall Tour of the Gila
9th Overall Tour de Beauce

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Salas suspended two years for tampering with doping control - VeloNews.com". VeloNews.com. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. "Salas handed two-year ban for tampering with doping control | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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