Amaro Antunes

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Amaro Antunes
Personal information
Full nameAmaro Manuel Raposo Antunes
Born (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 33)
Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Team information
Current teamSuspended until 5 December 2026
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2006CC Loulé–Jardim Hotel–Euroaço
2007ACD Milharado–Intermarché–Mafra
2008–2009Crédito Agricola–Alcobaça CC
2010Liberty 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
Volta a Portugal (2020)

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]

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Major results

2008
National Junior Road Championships
1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Road race
1st MaillotPortugal.PNG Time trial
2011
1st Stage 5 Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
2014
9th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
9th Overall Volta a Portugal
2015
4th Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Volta a Portugal
2016
1st Mountains classification Volta ao Alentejo
4th Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Volta a Portugal
7th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
10th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2017
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Jersey grey.svg Points classification
1st Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification
1st Jersey violet.svg Combination classification
1st Stage 2
1st Clássica da Arrábida
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 9
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stage 5
5th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto
8th Overall GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
2018
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Małopolska
1st Stage 3
2nd Giro dell'Appennino
4th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
1st Stage 3a (TTT)
10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
10th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
2019
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2020
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 2
10th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2021
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Volta a Portugal

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2019
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 54
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

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References

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  2. Ferri, Marco (24 December 2018). "CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl prende il posto di Denifl e completa il roster" [CCC Team, Riccardo Zoidl takes the place of Denifl and completes the roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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  4. "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. Ostanek, Daniel. "Amaro Antunes becomes eighth former W52-FC Porto rider banned for doping". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.