João Ricardo Cardoso Benta (born 21 December 1986) is a Portuguese former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | João Ricardo Cardoso Benta |
| Born | 21 December 1986 Portugal |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2005 | Gondomar–Coração de Ouro |
| 2006 | ASC–Cycles Oliveira–União Ciclista Vila do Conde |
| 2007 | Casactiva–Quinta das Arcas–Madeilongo |
| 2008 | Santa Maria da Feira–E. Leclerc–Moreira Congelados |
| 2014 | Concello do Porriño–CC Spol |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Madeinox–Boavista |
| 2015–2016 | Louletano–Ray Just Energy |
| 2017–2021 | Rádio Popular–Boavista[1][2] |
| 2022 | Efapel Cycling[3] |
Major results
edit- 2008
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro
- 2015
- 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Mountains classification
- 2016
- 4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 1
- 9th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
- 2017
- 3th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 6th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 2018
- 5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 10th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 8
- 2020
- 5th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 7th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
References
edit- ^ "Rádio Popular – Boavista". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Radio Popular – Boavista". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Efapel Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
External links
edit- João Benta at Cycling Archives (archived)
- João Benta at CQ Ranking
- João Benta at ProCyclingStats
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