Manuel Antonio Cardoso

Manuel Antonio Cardoso

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Antonio Cardoso Leal
Born	April 7, 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 28) Portugal
Team information
Current team	Team RadioShack
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2006 2007 2008–2009 2010 2011–	Carvalhelhos-Boavista Riberalves-Boavista Liberty Seguros Footon-Servetto-Fuji Team RadioShack
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2009)
Infobox last updated on August 5, 2010

Manuel Antonio Cardoso (born April 7, 1983 in Pacos Ferreira) is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for Team RadioShack. 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.

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Palmares

2006 ^[1]

1st, Stage 2 Volta a Portugal

2007 ^[2]

1st, Stages 4 & 5, Volta a Extremadura

2008 ^[3]

1st, Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

1st, Stages 2 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo

1st, Stages 1 & 4 Volta ao Distrito de Santarem

2009 ^[4]

National Road Race Champion

1st, Stage 1 Volta a Portugal

1st, Stages 1 & 4, GP Torres Vedras - Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho

1st, Stage 1 GP CTT Correios de Portugal

1st, Stage 1 Circuit de Lorraine

1st, Stage 5 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimba

2010 ^[5]

1st, Stage 3 Tour Down Under

2011

1st, Stage 4, Volta a Catalunya

References

1. ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=4129&year=2006&all=1&current=0. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
2. ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=4129&year=2007&all=1&current=0. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
3. ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=4129&year=2008&all=1&current=0. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
4. ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=4129&year=2009&all=1&current=0. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
5. ^ "CARDOSO Manuel Antonio". CQ. http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=4129&year=2010&all=1&current=0. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 

External links

• Profile at Cycling News website
• Profile and results at Cycling Quotient website

Persondata
Name	Cardoso, Manuel Antonio
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1983-4-7
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death
Place of death