João Lourenço (cyclist)

João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese racing cyclist. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the Vuelta a España, 21 stages of the Volta a Portugal and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.[1]

João Lourenço
Personal information
Full nameJoão Cândido Lourenço
Born25 February 1917
Silves, Portugal
DiedSeptember 1998 (aged 81)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
1939–1950Sporting de Lisboa

Major results

1939
1st Stage 1 Tour du Maroc
1940
1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14 Volta a Portugal
1941
1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b Volta a Portugal
2nd Sprint, National Track Championships
1942
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
1943
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
1944
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
1946
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
1st Stages 8 & 15 Volta a Portugal
1947
1st Stages 2, 12 & 15 Volta a Portugal

References

  1. "João Lourenço". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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