Caio Godoy

Caio Godoy Ormenese (born 24 April 1995) is a Brazilian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Swift Carbon Pro Cycling Brasil.[1]

Caio Godoy
Personal information
Full nameCaio Godoy Ormenese
Born (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current teamSwift Carbon Pro Cycling Brasil
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2022Rosana Merino Sports
2014–2016World Cycling Centre
Professional teams
2014Clube DataRo–Bottecchia
2015Bretagne–Séché Environnement (stagiaire)
2017–2018Soul Brasil Pro Cycling
2023–Swift Carbon Pro Cycling Brasil

Godoy was previously suspended from cycling from 31 March 2018 until 30 March 2022.[2]

Biography

Caio Godoy was born on April 24, 1995. He got his first MTB bike when he was 8 years old, as a gift from his parents. With 10 years old, Caio got a road bike from his parents and on 13 years old he moved to a city to be part of a junior cyclist team for the Iracemapolis city.[3]

When he was 15 years old, Caio was hired on Hidropell Criciuma Team, where he raced until he was 18 years old. During his time with Criciuma team he had showed results on national and international races.[4]

In 2018, he was provisionally suspended by the Brazilian Cycling Federation after having tested positive for recreational substances during the Vuelta del Uruguay. Godoy claimed to have drunk mate mixed with coca leaves without knowing.[5] He was later suspended for four years until March 30, 2022.[6]

Since then, he dedicated for triathlon training, and in 2022 Caio made his debut on Triathlon races on an IronMan 70.3 Florianopolis, making it on 04:10:21, with 13th on Overall Rank, third in his age group M25-29.[7]

In May 2022, Caio completed his first Ironman race, in 9:02:42h, with another third place in his age group M25-29.[8]

In 2023, he returned to road cycling after his suspension was lifted, joining UCI Continental team Swift Carbon Pro Cycling Brasil.

Major results
2012
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2016
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
2016
5th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Road race, Campeonato Panamericano de Ruta Under-23
2017
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
Campeonato Panamericano de Ruta Under-23
5th Road race
6th Time trial
2023
1st Road race, National Road Championships

References
  1. "Caio Godoy Ormenese". UCI.org. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Caio Godoy". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. "Caio Godoy Planeta da Bike". PlanetadaBiKe. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. "Caio Godoy Sul in Foco". sulinfoco. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. "Exclusivo: Caio Godoy conta porque está suspenso por doping". Bikemagazine.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. "Dopaje: Sanciones para Caio Godoy y Ekaterina Gnidenko". Ciclo21.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. "Caio Godoy Ormenese | Ironman 70.3 Florianopolis 2022".
  8. "Ironman Brasil 2022 - Florianopolis, 29/05/2022-31/05/2022 : : My.race|result".
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