Alex Correia Diniz (born 20 October 1985) is a Brazilian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport. He was born in Recife,[2] and his specialties are climbing and endurance races.[3]
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| Full name | Alex Correia Diniz | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Meio-Quilo | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1985 Recife, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Suspended | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Nossa Caixa-Sundown-São Caetano | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Team Vale/Fapi/O Lojão/Gramado/JKS/SEJELP | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sejelp/Fapi/Sundown/JKS de Pindamonhangaba | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Padaria Real/Calói/Céu Azul Alimentos | ||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Scott–Marcondes Cesar–São José dos Campos | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Real Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| 1st overall and U23 – Tour de Santa Catarina (2007) (BRA) 1st overall – Volta de São Paulo (2006) (BRA) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He served a two-year drugs ban between 2009 and 2011,[4] after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and his 2009 results were cancelled.[5] In 2013, racing for Funvic Brasilinvest–São José dos Campos, Diniz won the queen stage of the Tour de San Luis. He soloed to victory after attacking at the foot of the final climb, the Mirador del Potrero, taking the leader's jersey in the process.[6]
In 2017, Diniz was given an eight-year ban for anomalies in his biological passport.[7]
Major results
edit- 2005
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2006
- 1st
Overall Volta de São Paulo
- 1st Stage 7
- 3rd Road race, Pan American Cycling Championships
- 5th Overall Volta do Paraná
- 2007
- 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
- 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 7
- 6th Overall Volta do Paraná
- 8th Overall Tour do Rio
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Volta do Paraná
- 2009
1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina 1st Stage 4
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour do Rio
- 1st Mountains classification
- 8th Overall Rutas de América
- 8th Overall Tour do Brasil
- 1st Stage 7
- 2013
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de San Luis
- 1st Stage 3
- 2014
- 2nd Overall Tour do Brasil
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 8th Overall Tour of Utah
- 10th Overall Tour do Rio
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Tour do Rio
- 2016
7th Overall Tour of Hainan
References
edit- ^ "Funvic Brasilinvest-São José dos Campos (FUN) – BRA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ BikeMagazine article on the 2007 Volta do Estado de São Paulo (Portuguese)
- ^ "October 2007 Interview to Prologo (Portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Hushovd på sisteplass i Argentina" [Hushovd in last place in Argentina]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Schibsted. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Moore, Kyle (23 January 2013). "Alex Diniz gets Tour de San Luis stage 3, overall lead". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Daniel Benson (23 January 2013). "Diniz climbs to victory in San Luis". CyclingNews. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "UCI ADT 06.2017 UCI v. Mr Alex Correia Diniz" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
edit- Alex Diniz at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alex Correia Diniz' profile on Cycling Base
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