Rui Lavarinhas

Rui Lavarinhas (born September 1, 1971 in Vila Nova de Anha ) is a former Portuguese cyclist .

Rui Lavarinhas started his career in 1998 with the Portuguese cycling team Maia-Cin . He was fourth in the Tour of Asturias in his first year . The next year he won the overall ranking of the Tour of Venezuela . In the 2002 season he won the road race of the Portuguese championship after a good sixth place in the Catalan Week . The following year he was third on the Tour of Portugal and won the mountain classification. After the Paris – Nice 2003 race, Lavarinhas was suspended for six months for doping with corticosteroids .

In 2005 Lavarinhas moved to the Portuguese Continental Team Riberalves . There he achieved his first stage victory in the Tour of Portugal . He ended his career with the Benfica team after the 2007 season .

Palmarès

1999

• Vuelta a Venezuela

2002

• Portuguese master road

2005

• one stage tour of Portugal

Teams

• 1998 Maia-Cin
• 1999 Maia-MSS
• 2000 Maia-MSS
• 2001 Milaneza MSS
• 2002 Milaneza MSS
• 2003 Milaneza MSS
• 2004 Milaneza-Maia
• 2005 Riberalves
• 2006 Riberalves
• 2007 Benfica Lisbon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ralf Meutgens : Doping im Radsport , Bielefeld 2007, p. 282. ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6

Web links

• Rui Lavarinhas in the database of Radsportseiten.net