Maria Martins (cyclist)

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Maria Martins Road cycling
Maria Martins (2019)
Maria Martins (2019)
To person
Full name Maria Ribeiro Gomes Martins
Nickname Tata
Date of birth July 9, 1999
nation PortugalPortugal Portugal
discipline Train / street
Most important successes
UCI track world championships
2020 bronze - Scratch
UEC European Rail Championships
2019 bronze - Scratch
Last updated: March 3, 2020

Maria Ribeiro Gomes Martins (born July 9, 1999 in Moçarria , Santarém district , Portugal ) is a Portuguese cyclist who competes in races on the road and track . In 2019 she became the first female athlete in her country to win a medal at the European Elite Track Championships.

Athletic career

In 2016 Maria Martins became Portuguese junior champion in the individual time trial and won the silver medal in scratch at the junior European championships . The following year she won the national junior titles in both disciplines on the road.

In the following years, Martins was particularly successful internationally on the track and won several national titles on the track. In 2017 she became vice-European junior champion in the eliminations . In 2018 she was third in the scratch at the U23 European Championships . In 2019, she won bronze at the European Track Championships in scratch and became the first Portuguese cyclist to win a medal at the European Elite Track Championships. In the points race she finished fifth in the elimination races Seventh and Omnium eighth.

successes

train

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Street

2016
  • MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Junior Champion - Individual Time Trial
2017
  • MaillotPortugal.PNG Portuguese Junior Champion - Road Race, Individual Time Trial

Teams

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ciclista de Santarém conquista bronze nos europeus de pista - "Cyclist from the Santarém district wins bronze medal at the European Railways" , article from October 17, 2019 in the regional newspaper O Mirante , accessed on October 27, 2019
  2. ↑ Maria Martins conquista primeira medalha feminina portuguesa em elite. In: fpciclismo.pt. October 16, 2019, accessed October 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Martins, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ribeiro Gomes Martins, Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Moçarria , Portugal