Bruno Pires (cyclist)
 Pires at the 2011 Tour de Romandie. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Manuel Pires Silva |
| Born | 15 May 1981 Redondo, Portugal |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 2003 | ASC–Guilhabreu–Vila do Conde |
| Professional teams | |
| 2002 | ASC–Vila do Conde |
| 2004–2008 | Milaneza–Maia |
| 2009–2010 | Barbot–Siper |
| 2011 | Leopard Trek |
| 2012–2015 | Team Saxo Bank[1] |
| 2016 | Team Roth |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2006) | |
Bruno Manuel Pires Silva (born 15 May 1981) is a Portuguese former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016.
Born in Redondo, Portugal, Pires began his professional career at the ASC-Vila do Conde team and was part of Milaneza–Maia and Barbot–Siper, before joining his first foreign team, Leopard Trek, in 2011. He then competed for four years with Tinkoff–Saxo, and his final season in 2016 was with Team Roth.
Major results[edit]
- 2004
- 8th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2005
- 4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 2006
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 10th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2007
- 1st Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo
- 3rd Overall GP Internacional Paredes Rota dos Móveis
- 1st Stage 4
- 2008
- 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
- 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 4
- 7th Subida al Naranco
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Volta Ciclística de São Paulo
- 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 2010
- 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 2
- 2011
- 9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 2012
- 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2014
- 10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge[2]
- 2016
- 7th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
References[edit]
- ^ "Pires from Leopard Trek to Saxo Bank-SunGard". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Malach, Pat (24 August 2014). "Howes wins USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Bruno Pires at Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Pires at ProCyclingStats
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