Chaves not certain to return to Giro d'Italia, says Bannan
Orica-BikeExchange manager Shane Bannan has downplayed speculation that Esteban Chaves will return to the Giro d'Italia in 2017, saying that no decision on his schedule will be made until the end of November.
Chaves placed second overall behind Vincenzo Nibali at this year's Giro, losing the pink jersey on the penultimate stage to Sant'Anna di Vinadio, and suggested to Deportes RCN last week that he would ride the race again in 2017.
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"In reality, we haven't decided our plans in detail. We’ll do that at the end of the month," Bannan told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Let's not forget that we have two other important riders for the Grand Tours in the Yates twins. Adam was fourth at the Tour and Simon was sixth at the Vuelta. I can certainly say that we'll have at least one of those three at the start of the Giro. The probability that Chaves will be there is currently 50 per cent."
The 26-year-old Chaves has never competed at the Tour de France in his career. The Colombian has lined out in the Giro in each of the past two seasons and raced the Vuelta a Espana in all three of his seasons in the GreenEdge set-up to date. Chaves placed third overall at this year's Vuelta, and then went on to win the Tour of Lombardy.
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