João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese racing cyclist. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the Vuelta a España, 21 stages of the Volta a Portugal and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | João Cândido Lourenço |
| Born | 25 February 1917 Silves, Portugal |
| Died | September 1998 (aged 81) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 1939–1950 | Sporting de Lisboa |
Major results
edit- 1939
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Maroc
- 1940
- 1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14 Volta a Portugal
- 1941
- 1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b Volta a Portugal
- 2nd Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1942
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Mallorca - 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
- 1943
- 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1944
- 1st Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1946
- 1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 8 & 15 Volta a Portugal
- 1947
- 1st Stages 2, 12 & 15 Volta a Portugal
References
edit- ^ "João Lourenço". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
External links
edit- João Lourenço at Cycling Archives (archived)
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