Sebastian Salas

{{short description|Canadian racing cyclist}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Sebastian Salas

| image = Sébastian Salas, Tour of California 2012.jpg

| caption = Salas at the 2012 Tour of California

| fullname = Sebastian Salas

| nickname = Seb, Sebway, The Seb Man, Seb-Guy, Sebaronni, The Big Seb

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|10|02}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| height = {{convert|1.72|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|63|kg|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Climber

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 2011

| proteam1 = Team Exergy

| proyears2 = 2012–2013

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|KBS|2012}}

| manageyears1 =

| manageteam1 =

| majorwins =

}}

Sebastian Salas (born October 2, 1987) is a Canadian former professional road racing cyclist who started his career in 2011 with {{UCI team code|XRG|2011}}. He switched to {{UCI team code|KBS|2012}} the following year. He distinguished himself in the 2012 Tour of California by winning the King of the Mountains competition, which he led from the third stage until the end of the eight stage race.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-8/results|title=Gesink seals overall victory in Tour of California|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=20 May 2012|accessdate=29 May 2012|first=Laura|last=Weislo|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523034717/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-of-california/stage-8/results|archivedate=23 May 2012}} Starting in 2014, Salas served a two-year doping violation ban issued by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for missing a 2013 in-competition doping test.{{Cite web|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/01/news/salas-suspended-two-years-for-tampering-with-doping-control_314063|title=Salas suspended two years for tampering with doping control - VeloNews.com|date=2014-01-20|website=VeloNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/salas-handed-two-year-ban-for-tampering-with-doping-control/|title=Salas handed two-year ban for tampering with doping control {{!}} Cyclingnews.com|website=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=2016-05-31}}