Bruno Castanheira

Bruno Miguel Castanheira Gomes (born February 4, 1977 in Barreiro , † September 14, 2014 in Torres Vedras ) was a Portuguese cyclist .

Athletic career

Bruno Castanheira began his career in 1999 with the Portuguese cycling team LA-Pecol . In 2000 he started in the road race of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , which he could not finish. In 2004 he won the Portuguese road championship after the disqualification of the actual winner Pedro Miguel Lopes . In 2005 he finished second at the Clássica de Guimarães . From the 2007 season he drove alongside José Azevedo for Benfica Lisbon .

Professional, private

After the end of his active sporting career, Castanheira worked as a masseur , most recently with the Louletano / Dunas Douradas team . On September 14, 2014, he was found dead by his eight-year-old son in the family home due to illness.

successes

2004

Portugal Portuguese champion - road racing

Teams

1999-2003 LA-Pecol
2004-2005 Milaneza-Maia
2006 Maia Milaneza
2007-2008 Benfica
2009 Barbot Siper

Web links

Bruno Castanheira in the Radsportseiten.net database

Bruno Castanheira in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Ex-ciclista Bruno Castanheira morreu de doença súbita aos 37 anos. In: Jornal de Notícias of September 14, 2014 (Portuguese, accessed September 16, 2014).

personal data
SURNAME	Castanheira, Bruno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Castanheira Gomes, Bruno Miguel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Portuguese cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	4th February 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barreiro
DATE OF DEATH	September 14, 2014
Place of death	Torres Vedras

[jn-1] Ex-ciclista Bruno Castanheira morreu de doença súbita aos 37 anos. In: Jornal de Notícias of September 14, 2014 (Portuguese, accessed September 16, 2014).