Armindo Fonseca Explained

Armindo Fonseca
Birth Date:1 May 1989
Birth Place:Rennes, France
Height:1.680NaN0
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2007–2010
Amateurteam1:Côtes d'Armor
Proyears1:2011–2018

Armindo Fonseca (born 1 May 1989) is a French former racing cyclist,[1] who rode professionally for the team – through various team names – from 2011 to 2018.[2] During his career, Fonseca took two professional victories, both of which came in 2014, with a stage win at the Boucles de la Mayenne and a win in the Tour de Vendée one-day race. He also competed in the Tour de France on three occasions – in 2014,[3] 2015 and 2016.

Major results

Source: [4]

2010
  • 9th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
    2011
  • 2nd Tour du Finistère
    2012
  • 4th Tour de Vendée
  • 7th Tour du Finistère
    2013
  • 2nd Circuito de Getxo
  • 3rd Boucles de l'Aulne
  • 4th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
  • 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
  • 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
    2014
  • 1st Tour de Vendée
  • 3rd Tour du Finistère
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
  • 4th Overall Tour du Haut Var
  • 5th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 5th La Drôme Classic
    2015
  • 5th Grand Prix de Fourmies
  • 7th GP Ouest-France
  • 8th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
  • 9th Duo Normand (with Benoît Jarrier)
    2016
  • 5th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
  • 6th Route Adélie de Vitré
  • 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire
  • 10th Tour du Finistère
    2017
  • 4th Paris–Camembert
  • 6th Paris–Bourges[5]
  • 9th Route Adélie de Vitré
    2018
  • 3rd Classic Loire-Atlantique
  • 8th Overall Ronde de l'Oise
  • 9th Cholet-Pays de la Loire

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour201420152016
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France138119146
    Vuelta a España
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Armindo Fonseca . 6 July 2014 . Cycling Archives.
    2. News: Cyclisme. Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Samsic) met fin à sa carrière. French. Cycling. Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Samsic) ends his career. 30 August 2018. 7 January 2019. Ouest-France. Groupe Ouest-France.
    3. Web site: Armindo Fonseca . 6 July 2014 . ProCyclingStats.
    4. Web site: Armindo Fonseca. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 13 May 2024.
    5. Web site: Rudy Barbier wins Paris-Bourges. 6 October 2017 . . 8 October 2017.