Maria Martins (cyclist)

Maria Carolina Cruse Ribeiro Gomes Martins[4] (born 9 July 1999) is a Portuguese professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo.[5] In October 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's scratch event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships.[6]

Maria Martins
Martins in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMaria Carolina Cruse Ribeiro Gomes Martins
NicknameTata[1]
Born (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25)
Moçarria, Portugal
Team information
Current teamLifeplus Wahoo
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018–2019Sopela Women's Team[2]
2020–Drops[3]
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Omnium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Plovdiv Elimination

Major results

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Road

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2017
7th Road race, EUC European Junior Road Championships
2018
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2019
2nd Clasica Femenina Navarra
4th Road race, EUC European Under–23 Road Championships
2021
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Ronde de Mouscron
2022
5th Classic Brugge–De Panne
8th GP Oetingen

Track

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References

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  1. ^ "MEET OUR RIDERS". Drops - Le Col. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Elne Owen joins Spanish team for 2019". In the Bunch. Full Stop Communications. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Drops". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  5. ^ "Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Scratch Race" (PDF). UEC. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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