Orica-GreenEdge have announced Esteban Chaves will remain with the team for the following three seasons, having extended his contract until the end of the 2018. The 25-year-old Colombian is currently racing the Vuelta a Espana, having won two stages in the first week and worn the race leader's red jersey for six days
"I'll stay for three more years with Orica-GreenEdge, and actually I am really happy for that," Chaves said of the extension. "I feel really good in this team. Like I've said before, it's like one big family. The team gave me a big opportunity in a difficult moment in my life, and I want to thank them for that and I want to work really hard.
"The team has confidence in me and this is important. The team is relaxed and is filled with passion. Three years is a time I can work to something bigger. I have done a lot this Vuelta, but I have said all my life I want to win the Tour de France one day."
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Sport director Neil Stephens, who was instrumental in the team signing Chaves in 2013, explained it was a deal both parties wanted.
"We are really pleased with how Esteban has developed," Stephens said. "It's really just confirmation of everything we thought Esteban would be."
"We gave him confidence after his injury and worked with him with patience, and he has responded to that and transformed into a fantastic bike rider."
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