João Matias

João Carlos Araújo Matias (born 26 May 1991)[2] is a Portuguese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Aviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho.[3] Representing Portugal at international competitions, Matias competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the Madison, the 1 km time trial and the elimination race events.[4] He has also competed in five editions of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Matias.

João Matias
Matias in 2017
Personal information
Full nameJoão Carlos Araújo Matias
Born (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991
Barcelos, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamAviludo–Louletano–Loulé Concelho
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Gondomar Coraçã de Ouro
2011–2012Vitória–ASC–RTL
2016Super Froiz
Professional teams
2013–2015OFM–Quinta da Lixa
2017LA Alumínios / Metalusa Blackjack
2018–2019Vito–Feirense–BlackJack
2020–Aviludo–Louletano[1]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 GrenchenElimination race

Major results

Road
2013
5th Road race, National Under-23 Championships
2018
Grande Prémio de Portugal Nacional 2
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
2019
1st Stage 1 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
2022
1st Mountains classification, Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 2 & 4 Volta a Portugal
5th Road race, National Championships
2023
1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal

Track
Matias (left) with Ivo Oliveira at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships.
2017
1st Scratch, National Championships
2018
1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
2019
1st Madison (with Rui Oliveira), National Championships
2020
National Championships
1st Points race
1st Individual pursuit
2021
2nd Elimination, UEC European Championships
2022
National Championships
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Iúri Leitão)

References
  1. "Aviludo - Louletano". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "João Matias". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. "Louletano - Loulé Concelho". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. "Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


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