'Doctors said I couldn't race again; now I've won a stage of the Giro d'Italia'

Three years on from a potentially career-ending arm injury, Esteban Chaves wins a stage of the Giro d'Italia and moves to third in the general classification

Esteban Chaves wins stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) thought he could never race again after crashing into a sign post in 2013. Doctors in Colombia and Italy told him his career was finished. On Saturday, in the sun-soaked Dolomites, however, he won one of the Giro d'Italia's toughest stages and moved to third overall.

The Colombian attacked with Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) to drop Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) with around 25 kilometres to race on the Passo Valparola. Chaves took the stage win and maximum bonus seconds in Corvara; Kruijswijk the pink jersey.

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