Wendy Cruz Explained
| Wendy Cruz |
| Full Name: | Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Currentteam: | Santiago–Asocisa |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2005 |
| Amateurteam1: | Asosica |
| Amateuryears2: | 2009 |
| Amateurteam2: | Edenorte–CDP |
| Amateuryears3: | 2010 |
| Amateurteam3: | VCSM–Santiago |
| Amateuryears4: | 2011 |
| Amateurteam4: | Ciclón Bike |
| Amateuryears5: | 2012 |
| Amateurteam5: | Ochoa Finauto |
| Amateuryears6: | 2014–2016 |
| Amateurteam6: | Ochoa Finauto |
| Amateuryears7: | 2018 |
| Amateurteam7: | Santiago–Asocisa |
| Amateuryears8: | 2021 |
| Amateurteam8: | ECC |
| Amateuryears9: | 2023– |
| Amateurteam9: | Santiago–Asocisa |
| Proyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Proteam1: | Caico Cycling Team |
Wendy Ramón Cruz Martínez (born 7 March 1976 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a former professional cyclist from the Dominican Republic. He still competes as an amateur, currently riding for Santiago–Asocisa.[1] Nicknamed El Ciclon he won the gold medal in the men's individual road race at the 2007 Pan American Games.
In 2012, Cruz tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) and received a two-year doping suspension.[2]
Major results
- 1999
1st Stages 1 & 3 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2000
1st Stages 1, 2 & 7a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Prologue Vuelta a Ciclista a Costa Rica
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2003
1st Stage 5a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2005
1st Overall Tour of Puerto Rico
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
9th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
- 2006
3rd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2007
1st Road race, Pan American Games
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Chiriquí
- 2008
1st Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
1st Stage 3
- 2009
2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2010
7th San Antonio de Padua Classic
- 2012
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
- 2015
3rd Road race, National Road ChampionshipsNotes and References
- Web site: Wendy Cruz . FirstCycling.com . 23 June 2023.
- Web site: Publication. UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103002443/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1. 3 November 2012.
