Cássio Freitas Explained

Cássio Freitas
Fullname:Cássio Freitas de Paiva
Birth Date:31 August 1965
Birth Place:Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2001
Amateurteam1:Caloi–Chevrolet
Proyears1:1989
Proyears2:1990–1991
Proyears3:1992–1996
Proyears4:1997
Proteam4:Troiamarisco–Grupo Costa–Pais
Proyears5:1998
Proyears6:2000
Proteam6:Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva–Bairrada

Cássio Freitas (born 31 August 1965) is a Brazilian former cyclist. Professional from 1989 to 2000, he won the Volta ao Algarve in 1993 and 1995 and the 1992 Volta a Portugal.[1] He also competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics and three editions of the Vuelta a España.[2]

Major results

1987
  • 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
    1989
  • 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
    1990
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a La Rioja
  • 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    1991
  • 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
  • 1st Stages 2 & 4
  • 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
    1992
  • 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
  • 1st Stage 12
  • 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 8th Overall Route du Sud
    1993
  • 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
  • 1st Stage 6 (ITT)
  • 1st Overall
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
  • 4th Overall Volta a Portugal
    1994
  • 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
    1995
  • 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
  • 1st Stage 7
  • 2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
  • 5th Overall Volta a Portugal
    1996
  • 1st Porto–Lisboa
  • 1st Prologue Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
  • 1st Stage 5 GP Costa Azul
    1997
  • 2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
    1998
  • 1st Road race, South American Games
  • 1st Overall
  • 2nd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    2000
  • 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
    2001
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Tour de Santa Catarina
    2005
  • 6th Overall Volta Ciclística de Porto Alegre
    2006
  • 6th Overall Tour de Santa Catarina

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Cássio Freitas . firstcycling.com . 5 August 2024.
    2. Cássio Freitas Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/cassio-freitas-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 5 July 2016.