Rúben António Almeida Guerreiro (pronounced [ˈʁuβɛn ɡɨˈʁɐjɾu]; born 6 July 1994) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.[4]
.JPG) Guerreiro in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rúben António Almeida Guerreiro |
| Born | 6 July 1994 Montijo, Portugal |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Movistar Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2013–2014 | Liberty Seguros–Feira–KTM |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Axeon Cycling Team |
| 2017–2018 | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin[1] |
| 2020–2022 | EF Pro Cycling[2][3] |
| 2023– | Movistar Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editIn August 2016, Trek–Segafredo announced that they had signed Guerreiro through to 2018.[5] He joined Team Katusha–Alpecin for the 2019 season, on a one-year contract.[6] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[7]
In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[8] He won the ninth stage and finished the race as the leader of the mountains classification, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a Grand Tour classification.
Major results
edit- 2012
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2014
- 1st
Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2015
- 1st Overall GP Liberty Seguros
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 10th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2016
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2017 (1 pro win)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Bretagne Classic
- 9th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 2018
- 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 5th Bretagne Classic
- 5th Primus Classic
- 6th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 10th Overall Tour des Fjords
- 2019
- 8th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2020 (1)
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 9
- 1st
- 2021
- 8th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 10th Coppa Sabatini
- 2022 (1)
- 1st Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 3rd Overall Deutschland Tour
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2023 (2)
- 1st Overall Saudi Tour
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Overall O Gran Camiño
- 9th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 2024
- 5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 8th Overall O Gran Camiño
- 9th Figueira Champions Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 33 | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 18 | DNF | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
|
17 | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Movistar Team". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo confirm signing of Mads Pedersen". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin sign Guerreiro for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rúben Guerreiro.
- Rúben Guerreiro at UCI
- Rúben Guerreiro at Cycling Archives
- Rúben Guerreiro at ProCyclingStats
- Rúben Guerreiro at Cycling Quotient
- Rúben Guerreiro at CycleBase
