Amaro Antunes
FullnameAmaro Manuel Raposo Antunes
Birth date27 November 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeVila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
CurrentteamSuspended until 5 December 2026
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateuryears 12006
Amateurteam 1CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço
Amateuryears 22007
Amateurteam 2ACD Milharado–Intermarché–Mafra
Amateuryears 32008–2009
Amateurteam 3Crédito Agricola–Alcobaça CC
Amateuryears 42010
Amateurteam 4Liberty Seguros–Santa Maria da Feira
Proyears 12011
Proyears 22012
Proyears 32013
Proyears 42014
Proyears 52015–2016
Proyears 62017
Proyears 72018
Proteam 7[1]
Proyears 82019
Proteam 8[2]
Proyears 92020–2022
Proteam 9[3]
Majorwins

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 .[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

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

Grand Tour2019
Giro d'Italia54
Tour de France—
Vuelta a España—

See also

References

  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] (in Italian). SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net. Gravatar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 31 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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.