Cândido Barbosa
Cândido Joaquim Venda Moreira Barbosa (born December 31, 1974 in Rebordosa ) is a former Portuguese cyclist .
Cândido Barbosa won two stages in the Algarve Tour for the first time in 1995 . In 1996 he was able to win two stages again; in the same year he was European road racing champion (U23) on the Isle of Man . In 1997, when he drove for Maía-Cin , he won all stages, including the overall standings, for the first time. He then moved to the Spanish professional team Banesto . Here he was less successful, but won his first stage of the Tour of Portugal in 2001 . In 2005 he secured the time trial title at the national championships, and in 2007 he became the Portuguese road champion.
Barbosa competed twice - in 1996 and 2004 - in the road race at the Olympic Games, but with little success: in 1996 he finished 112th and in 2004 he gave up.
In total, Barbosa achieved 99 stage wins in the course of his cycling career, mainly in races in Spain and Portugal. After the 2010 season, in which he won the Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras , he ended his career.
successes
1997
- Overall rating of the Algarve Tour
2002
- Overall rating of the Algarve Tour
2005
2006
- 2007
- one stage Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Moveis
- Portuguese champion - road racing
- four stages tour of Portugal
- 2008
- two stages tour of Portugal
- 2009
- two stages Volta ao Alentejo
- two stages and overall ranking Grand Prix Paredes Rota dos Moveis
- two stages tour of Portugal
- 2010
- a stage Volta ao Alentejo
- three stages and overall ranking Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras
- one stage tour of Portugal
Teams
- 1996 W52-Paredes Movel
- 1997 Maía-Jumbo-Cin
- 1998-2000 Banesto
- 2001 iBanesto.com
- 2002-2004 LA-Pecol
- 2005-2006 LA Aluminios
- 2007 Liberty Seguros Continental
- 2008 Benfica
- 2009 Palmeiras Resort / Prio
- 2010 Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
Web links
- Cândido Barbosa in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Cândido Barbosa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barbosa, Cândido |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbosa, Cândido Joaquim Venda Moreira |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rebordosa |