Chris Butler (cyclist)

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Chris Butler
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Butler
Born (1988-02-16) February 16, 1988 (age 35)
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2010–2011 BMC Racing Team
2012–2013 Champion System
2014 Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
2015–2016 Team SmartStop
2016 Cycling Academy
2017 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA [1]

Christopher Butler (born February 16, 1988 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) is an American former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017 for six different teams. After retiring from cycling, Butler became a mortgage broker in South Carolina.

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Major results

2012
5th Overall Tour of Japan
7th Overall Tour of Hainan
2013
10th Overall Tour de Beauce
2015
3rd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
2016
1st Overall Tour of Arad
1st Stage 3
1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
Tour de Hongrie
1st Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
8th Overall Flèche du Sud
2017
8th Overall Tour of Utah

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2011
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia DNF
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Caja Rural - Seguros RGA ficha a Joaquim Silva" [Caja Rural - Seguros RGA signs Joaquim Silva]. VAVEL España (in Spanish). Vavel. October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018. Por contra, ocho corredores ya han confirmado su salida del Caja Rural: Yuri Trofimov, David Arroyo, Héctor Sáez, Diego Rubio (Burgos BH), Jaime Rosón (Movistar), Dylan Page, Chris Butler y Eduard Prades. [In contrast, eight riders have confirmed their departure from Caja Rural: Yuri Trofimov, David Arroyo, Hector Saez, Diego Rubio (Burgos BH), Jaime Rosón (Movistar), Dylan Page, Chris Butler and Eduard Prades.]