Manuel Cardoso (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel António Cardoso Leal |
| Born | 7 April 1983 Paços de Ferreira, Portugal |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Carvalhelhos–Boavista |
| 2008–2009 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2010 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
| 2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2013 | Caja Rural[1] |
| 2014–2015 | Banco BIC–Carmim[2] |
| Major wins | |
Volta a Portugal
National Road Race Championships (2009, 2012) 1 stage Tour Down Under 1 stage Volta a Catalunya (2011) | |
Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983, in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the Riberalves–Boavista, Liberty Seguros, Footon–Servetto–Fuji, Team RadioShack, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA and Tavira teams.[2] He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash.
Major results
- 2006[3]
- 1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
- 5th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul
- 2007[4]
- Vuelta a Extremadura
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 4 & 5
- 2008[5]
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2009[6]
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
- Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
- 1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine
- 8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stage 5
- 2010[7]
- 1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under
- 3rd Trofeo Cala Millor
- 3rd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova
- 5th Trofeo Palma
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Vattenfall Cyclassics
- 2012
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 4th Trofeo Palma
- 4th Trofeo Migjorn
- 2013
- Volta a Portugal
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 2014
- Tour du Maroc
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 7, 8 & 9
- 1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal
- 2015
- 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 2
Gallery
References
- ^ "Cardoso joins Caja Rural". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Manuel Cardoso reforça Banco BIC-Carmim" [Manuel Cardoso reinforces Banco BIC-Carmim]. SAPO (in Portuguese). Sportinveste Multimédia. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
External links
- Profile at Cycling News website[permanent dead link]
- Profile and results at Cycling Quotient website
- Manuel Cardoso at ProCyclingStats