Pedro Miguel Lopes
Pedro Miguel Lopes Gonçalves (born June 29, 1975 in Santo Estêvão ) is a former Portuguese cyclist .
Pedro Miguel Lopes started his career in 1994. In 1996 he finished 48th in the road race of the Olympic Games . From 1998 to 2004 he was under contract with the Portuguese cycling team LA-Pecol . In his first season there, he was able to win a stage of the Tour of Portugal ; In 2002 he was able to celebrate further stage victories at the Tour of Asturias and at the Troféu Joaquim Agostinho . In 2004 he won the road race of the national championship but was disqualified for a positive doping test. From the 2007 season Lopes drove for the Portuguese Professional Continental Team Benfica .
After another doping offense, Lopes was banned from the Portuguese Cycling Federation for 15 years. He should not have appeared several times for doping tests.
Teams
- 1996 Recer - Boavista / Tavira - Recer
- 1997 Progecer - Tavira
- 1998-2004 LA-Pecol
- 2005-2006 LA Aluminios-Liberty Seguros
- 2007 Benfica
- 2008 Benfica
- 2009 Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
- 2010 Centro Ciclismo de Loulé-Louletano
Web links
- Pedro Miguel Lopes in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Pedro Miguel Lopes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lopes, Pedro Miguel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lopes Gonçalves, Pedro Miguel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santo Estêvão |