Manuel Cardoso (cyclist)

Manuel Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Manuel António Cardoso Leal
Born (1983-04-07) April 7, 1983
Pacos Ferreira, Portugal
Team information
Current team Sporting / Tavira
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2006 Carvalhelhos-Boavista
2007 Riberalves-Boavista
2008–2009 Liberty Seguros
2010 Footon–Servetto–Fuji
2011 Team RadioShack
2012–2013 Caja Rural[1]
2014– Banco BIC–Carmim
Major wins

Volta a Portugal

Points classification (2013)
4 stages

National Road Race Championships (2009, 2012) 1 stage Tour Down Under

1 stage Volta a Catalunya

Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983 in Pacos Ferreira) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for Sporting / Tavira.[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.

Cardoso left Caja Rural–Seguros RGA at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Banco BIC–Carmim for the 2014 season.[2]

Major results

2006[3]
1st, Stage 2 Volta a Portugal
2007[4]
1st, Stages 4 & 5, Volta a Extremadura
2008[5]
1st, Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
1st, Stages 2 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo
1st, Stages 1 & 4 Volta ao Distrito de Santarem
2009[6]
1st National Road Race Champion
1st, Stage 1 Volta a Portugal
1st, Stages 1 & 4, GP Torres Vedras – Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho
1st, Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
1st, Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine
1st, Stage 5 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimba
2010[7]
1st, Stage 3 Tour Down Under
2011
1st, Stage 4, Volta a Catalunya
8th Vattenfall Cyclassics
2012
1st National Road Race 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
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

References

  1. ↑ "Cardoso joins Caja Rural". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Manuel Cardoso reforça Banco BIC-Carmim" [Manuel Cardoso reinforces Banco BIC-Carmim]. SAPO (in Portuguese). Sportinveste Multimédia. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  4. ↑ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  5. ↑ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  6. ↑ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. ↑ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. Retrieved 2010-08-05.


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