Leangel Rubén Linarez Meneses (born 7 August 1997) is a Venezuelan cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua.[4]
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| Full name | Leangel Rubén Linarez Meneses | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1997 Barinas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||
| Current team | Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Ona Idt Fona | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Amo Táchira–Concafé | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | EC Cartucho.es–Magro | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Fundación Disjogreca On Bike | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Team Kuota–Construcciones Paulino[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Miranda–Mortágua (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Tavfer–Mortágua–Ovos Matinados[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linarez turned professional in 2020 and took his first victory in a UCI event in 2022, winning stage 3 of the Volta ao Alentejo.[5] In 2023, he won his first fully professional race, taking two stage wins at the Volta a Portugal.[6] In May 2024, he won the Pan American Road Race Championships.[7]
Major results
edit- 2013
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2019
- 1st Gran Premio Macario
- 1st Gran Premio San Antonio
- 1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 2020
- 2nd Prova de Abertura
- 2022
- 1st Prova de Abertura
- 1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo
- 3rd
Road race, South American Games - 2023 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Grand Tour de Ciclismo de SC
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stages 2 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo
- 2nd Overall Troféu Ribeiro da Silva
- 2024 (1)
- 1st
Road race, Pan American Road Championships - 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo
References
edit- ^ "Leangel Linarez". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Miranda - Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Venezuela dominates in the Alentejo: Linarez wins the stage and Aular is the leader". infobae.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Doblete del venezolano Linarez en la Volta a Portugal". ciclismointernacional.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Venezuela closes with gold in the elite road (m) of the Pan American Cycling Championship". copaci.org. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links
edit- Leangel Linarez at Cycling Archives
- Leangel Linarez at ProCyclingStats
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