Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi (born 16 September 1996 in Monteria) He is a Colombian of Scottish and Lebanese descent. cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. 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 28)
Monteria, Colombia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates XRG
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

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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

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

References

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  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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