Miguel Ubeto

Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte[lower-alpha 1] (born 2 September 1976) is a Venezuelan road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 2012 with Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela before signing with the UCI World Tour team Lampre–Merida for 2013.[1] In 2011 he won the UCI America Tour.[2]

Miguel Ubeto
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Armando Ubeto Aponte
Born (1976-09-02) 2 September 1976
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2001Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM
2003–2005Triple Gordo Lara
2006–2007Espoir Du Sud
2007Fundadeporte Carabobo
2008–2011Gobernación de Carabobo
2010–2011Gwada Bikers 118
2011–2012Lotería del Táchira
2014Gobernación del Táchira–Concafé
2015Amo Táchira–Concafé–Táchira
2015–2016Gobernación de Nueva Esparta
2016Kino Táchira
2017Lotería del Táchira
2018Team Nicolas Dubois
2018–2020Venezuela País de Futuro
2021–2022MU Training–Venezuela País de Futuro
Professional teams
2012Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013Lampre–Merida
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Road race
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Road race
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo 4000m Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Salvador Madison

Career

In May 2013, Caracas-born Ubeto was provisionally suspended for an adverse finding of GW501516.[3] He was later banned for two years,[4] before being reduced to 14 months.[5]

Following this suspension, Ubeto won the gold medal in the road race at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[6]

On 7 July 2018, while riding for the team "Venezuela País de Futuro", Ubeto won the 3rd stage in the Vuelta a Venezuela.[7] On 1 August 2018, Ubeto was provisionally suspended[8] by the UCI for "Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances",[9][10] serving a further ban.

Major results

Source:[11]

1998
2nd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games
2002
Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Stages 1 & 3
3rd Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games
2004
1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira
2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
10th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
2005
1st Clasico Ciudad de Caracas
1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Venezuela
6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2007
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Stage 3 Vuelta Internacional al Estado Trujillo
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
2008
8th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
2009
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
2010
Vuelta al Táchira
1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba
9th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 8a
2011
1st 2010–11 UCI America Tour
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Clasico Corre Por La Vida
Vuelta al Táchira
1st Stages 3 & 7
Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stages 4b & 10
2nd Road race, Pan American Games
5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st Stage 2b
7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
2012
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
2015
1st Road race, Pan American Games
1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo
2017
1st Road race, National Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
2018
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
2021
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
2022
6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ubeto and the second or maternal family name is Aponte.

References
  1. "Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. UCI America Tour: Ubeto Aponte wins season title by one point
  3. "Ubeto Aponte provisionally suspended following a doping test". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. Stokes, Shane (30 July 2013). "Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Pan Am Games - Road Cycling 2015: Road Race - Men Results". 26 July 2015.
  7. "Vuelta a Venezuela: Miguel Ubeto gana la tercera, Ángel Rivas continúa líder". 7 July 2018.
  8. "Puntomedionoticias.info".
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Miguel Ubeto". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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