Manuel Cardoso (cyclist) explained

Manuel Cardoso
Fullname:	Manuel António Cardoso Leal
Birth Date:	1983 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Ridertype:	Sprinter
Proyears1:	2006–2007
Proyears2:	2008–2009
Proyears3:	2010
Proyears4:	2011
Proyears5:	2012–2013
Proteam5:	^[1]
Proyears6:	2014–2015
Proteam6:	^[2]
Majorwins:	Volta a Portugal Points classification (2013) 4 stagesNational Road Race Championships (2009, 2012)1 stage Tour Down Under1 stage Volta a Catalunya (2011)

Manuel António Cardoso Leal (born April 7, 1983, in Paços de Ferreira) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2015 for the,,,, and teams.^[2] He made his Grand Tour debut in the 2010 Tour de France, but had to pull out after the Prologue due to injuries sustained in a crash.

Major results

2006^[3]

1st Stage 2 Volta a Portugal

5th Overall Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul

2007^[4]

Vuelta a Extremadura

1st Points classification

1st Stages 4 & 5

2008^[5]

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

Volta ao Alentejo

1st Stages 2 & 5

Volta ao Distrito de Santarém

1st Stages 1 & 4

2009^[6]

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 1 Volta a Portugal

Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

1st Stages 1 & 4

1st Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal

1st Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine

8th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

1st Stage 5

2010^[7]

1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under

3rd Trofeo Cala Millor

3rd Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova

5th Trofeo Palma

2011

1st Stage 4 Volta a Catalunya

8th Vattenfall Cyclassics

2012

1st Road race, National Road Championships

1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León

4th Trofeo Palma

4th Trofeo Migjorn

2013

Volta a Portugal

1st Points classification

1st Stage 5

2014

Tour du Maroc

1st Points classification

1st Stages 1, 7, 8 & 9

1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo

1st Stage 10 Volta a Portugal

2015

5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Stage 2

External links

Notes and References

News: Cardoso joins Caja Rural. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 October 2011. 4 January 2012.
News: Manuel Cardoso reforça Banco BIC-Carmim. Portuguese. Manuel Cardoso reinforces Banco BIC-Carmim. SAPO. Sportinveste Multimédia. 10 December 2013. 26 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227105618/http://desporto.sapo.pt/ciclismo/artigo/2013/12/10/manuel_cardoso_refor_a_banco_bic.html. 27 December 2013.
Web site: CARDOSO Manuel Antonio . CQ . 2010-08-05.
Web site: CARDOSO Manuel Antonio . CQ . 2010-08-05.
Web site: CARDOSO Manuel Antonio. CQ . 2010-08-05.
Web site: CARDOSO Manuel Antonio . CQ . 2010-08-05.
Web site: CARDOSO Manuel Antonio . CQ . 2010-08-05.