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Amaro Antunes

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Amaro Antunes
Personal information
Full nameAmaro Manuel Raposo Antunes
Born (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 34)
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)

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. "Amaro Antunes becomes eighth former W52-FC Porto rider banned for doping". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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