Personal information | |
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Full name | Amaro Manuel Raposo Antunes |
Born | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 27 November 1990
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Suspended until 5 December 2026 |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2006 | CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço |
2007 | ACD Milharado–Intermarché–Mafra |
2008–2009 | Crédito Agricola–Alcobaça CC |
2010 | Liberty Seguros–Santa Maria da Feira |
Professional teams | |
2011 | LA–Antarte |
2012 | Carmim–Prio |
2013 | Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest |
2014 | Banco BIC–Carmim |
2015–2016 | LA Alumínios–Antarte |
2017 | W52 / FC Porto / Mestre da Cor |
2018 | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice [1] |
2019 | CCC Team [2] |
2020–2022 | W52 / FC Porto [3] |
Major wins | |
Stage races |
Amaro Manuel Raposo Antunes (born 27 November 1990) is a Portuguese cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team W52 / FC Porto. [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]
Grand Tour | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | 54 |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | — |
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