Gustavo César Veloso (born January 29, 1980, in Vilagarcía de Arousa) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2001 to 2021.

Gustavo César
Personal information
Full nameGustavo César Veloso
Born (1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 (age 44)
Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2000Santa Cruz–Martín Códax
Professional teams
2001–2003Carvalhelhos–Boavista
2004Relax–Bodysol
2005–2006Kaiku
2007–2010Karpin–Galicia
2012Andalucía[1]
2013–2020OFM–Quinta da Lixa[2][3]
2021Atum General / Tavira / Maria Nova Hotel[4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2009)

Stage races

Volta a Catalunya (2008)
Volta a Portugal (2014, 2015)

Major results

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2003
1st   Overall Prémio Grande Porto
1st Stage 2
1st Klasika Primavera
8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2004
3rd Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
2005
9th Overall Vuelta a Aragón
2006
1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal
7th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
7th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2008
1st   Overall Volta a Catalunya
3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
4th Overall Tour of Turkey
10th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
2009
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a España
4th Overall Tour of Turkey
2013
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 8
2nd Overall Tour do Rio
2014
1st   Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 9 (ITT)
2nd Overall Tour do Rio
2015
1st   Overall Volta a Portugal
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 6 & 9 (ITT)
1st   Overall Tour do Rio
1st Stage 2
2016
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st   Points classification
1st Stages 4, 6 & 10 (ITT)
7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stage 3
2017
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 5 & 10 (ITT)
2018
1st Stage 5 (ITT) Volta ao Alentejo
6th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto
6th Klasika Primavera
2019
3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Prologue
2020
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Prologue & Stage 8 (ITT)

References

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  1. ^ "Andalucia (ACG) – ESP". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Presentata la rosa della W52-FC Porto: sedici i corridori, sei i nuovi acquisti" [The W52-FC Porto team has been announced: sixteen riders, six new signings]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "W52 / FC Porto". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Atum General/Tavira/Maria Nova Hotel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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