Ivan Dominguez

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**Ivan Dominguez**
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Dominguez
Date of birth	May 28, 1976 (1976-05-28) (age 32)
Country	Cuba
Team information
Current team	Toyota-United
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2001–2003 2004 2005 2006–	Saturn Colavita-Olive Oil Health Net presented by Maxxis Toyota-United
Major wins
Tour of California, 1 stage (2007)
Infobox last updated on:
September 12, 2007

Ivan Dominguez (born May 28, 1976 in Havana) is a Cuban professional road bicycle racer for the American Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team.

Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami.

He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006.

He is a sprinter and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour of California, out-sprinting sprinters such as Thor Hushovd.

[edit] Career Highlights:

2002: 1st, New York City Cycling Championship (NY)
1997: 1st, Cuban National Champion, 4km Pursuit; 2nd, Pan Am Games, 4km Team Pursuit
1996: 1st, Pan Am Games, Madison

[edit] Palmares

2008

Tour de Georgia

1st Overall after 1st Stage

1st, Stage #1

2007: 1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship; 1st, Stage #1 Tour of Missouri; 1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri; 1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri; 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Elk Grove; 1st, Hanes Park Classic; 1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium; 1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling Classic; 1st, Stage #1 Joe Martin Stage Race; 1st, Indio Grand Prix; 1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix; 1st, Quand Knopf Sequia Cycling Classic Criterium; 1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Down Town Grand Prix; 1st, Stage #7 Amgen Tour of California; 1st, Roger Millikan Memorial Criterium; 1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium; 2nd, Chris Thater Memorial; 2nd, Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona; 2nd, Chevron Manhatton Beach Grand Prix; 3rd, Stage #4 Tour of Missouri; 3rd, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Road Race; 4th, Overall Tour of Elk Grove; 4th, Stage #2 International Tour de Toona; 4th, Stage #7 Tour de Georgia; 5th, Stage #6 Tour de Georgia; 5th, Stage #1 Tour de Georgia; 7th, Stage #2 Tour of Elk Grove; 8th, Stage #4 International Tour de Toona; 8th, Stage #2 Amgen Tour of California; 9th, Stage #4 Joe Martin Stage Race; 10th, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium
2006: 1st, Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge (Downers Grove, IL); 1st, Walterboro Criterium; 1st, Greenwood Criterium; 1st, Overall USA Crit Series; 2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship; 2nd, Stage#1 Tri-Peaks Challenge; 2nd, Sunny King Criterium; 2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium; 2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race; 2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium; 3rd, Stage #2 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic; 3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge; 4th, Stage #1 Vuelta A Valencia Stage Race (Valencia, CA); 6th, Spartanburg Criterium; 8th, Athens Twilight; 9th, CapTech Classic
2005: 1st, CSC Invitational (Arlington, VA); 1st, Stage #3, San Dimas Stage Race; 1st, Stage #4, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic); 1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic); 2nd, Central Valley Classic Kearney Park Circuit Race; 2nd, Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium; 2nd, Athens Twilight Criterium; 3rd, Historic Roswell Criterium; 3rd, Wachovia Invitational (Lancaster, PA)
2004: 1st, Bank of America Invitational (Charlotte, NC); 1st, Stage #3 Tour of Connecticut; 1st, Stage #1 GP de Beauce (Quebec); 1st, Stage #3 Redlands Cycling Classic (CA); 2nd, Points Competition Dodge Tour de Georgia; 2nd, Stage #1 Dodge Tour de Georgia; 2nd, Stage #2 Dodge Tour de Georgia; 2nd, Stage #3 Dodge Tour de Georgia; 3rd, Stage #4 Redlands Bicycle Classic; 3rd, Stage #2 Valley of the Sun stage race
2003: 1st, Festival of Speed (FL); 1st, Stage #4 Vuelta a Sinaloa (Sinaloa, Mexico)
2002: 1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY); 1st, Stage #4 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (Fitchburg,MA); 2nd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Criterium (Visalia, CA); 4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA)
2001: 1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium; 1st, Solano Bicycle Classic Circuit Race (CA); 3rd, McClane Pacific Classic Grand Prix; 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium; 3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race
2000: 1st, Sunshine Cycling Classic

[edit] References

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Christopher Baldwin \| Stefano Barberi \| Heath Blackgrove \| Ivan Dominguez \| Justin England \| Walker Ferguson \| José-Manuel "Chepe" Garcia \| Robert Lea \| Caleb Manion \| Nathan Mitchell \| Ryan Miller \| Mark Scanlon \| Ivan Stević \| Sean Sullivan \| Burke Swindlehurst \| Henk Vogels \| Chris Wherry \| Manager: Sean Tucker