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 Clube de Portugal/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
Infobox last updated on
14 April 2014
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Leal.

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