Amaro Antunes

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Amaro Antunes
Personal information
Full nameAmaro Manuel Raposo Antunes
Born (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 35)
Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Team information
Current teamSuspended until 5 December 2026
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2006CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço
2007ACD Milharado–Intermarché–Mafra
2008–2009Crédito Agricola–Alcobaça CC
2010Liberty Seguros–Santa Maria da Feira
Professional teams
2011LA–Antarte
2012Carmim–Prio
2013Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest
2014Banco BIC–Carmim
2015–2016LA Alumínios–Antarte
2017W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor
2018CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice[1]
2019CCC Team[2]
2020–2022W52 / FC Porto[3]
Major wins
Stage races Volta a Portugal (2020)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Raposo and the second or paternal family name is Antunes.

Amaro Manuel Raposo Antunes (born 27 November 1990) is a Portuguese cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto.[4] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[5] On 2 March 2023, he was suspended for doping retrospectively from 5 December 2022 until 5 December 2026 by the UCI. Some of his results including the 2017 and 2021 Volta a Portugal overall wins were then annulled.[6]

Major results

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2008 National Junior Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 2011 1st Stage 5 Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo 2014 9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo 9th Overall Volta a Portugal 2015 4th Road race, National Road Championships 10th Overall Volta a Portugal 2016 1st Mountains classification Volta ao Alentejo 4th Road race, National Road Championships 6th Overall Volta a Portugal 7th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira 10th Overall Volta ao Algarve 2017 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 1st Combination classification 1st Stage 2 1st Clássica da Arrábida 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 9 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve 1st Stage 5 5th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto 8th Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela 2018 1st Overall Tour of Małopolska 1st Stage 3 2nd Giro dell'Appennino 4th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour 1st Stage 3a (TTT) 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 10th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 2019 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve 2020 1st Overall Volta a Portugal 1st Stage 2 10th Overall Volta ao Algarve 2021 1st Overall Volta a Portugal

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 54
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España —

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CCC Sprandi Polkowice sign Amaro Antunes". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ Ferri, Marco (24 December 2018). "CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl prende il posto di Denifl e completa il roster" [CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl takes the place of Denifl and completes the roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (2 March 2023). "Amaro Antunes becomes eighth former W52-FC Porto rider banned for doping". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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