Caio Godoy | |
Fullname: | Caio Godoy Ormenese |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1995 |
Birth Place: | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Weight: | 62kg |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears2: | 2014–2016 |
Amateurteam2: | World Cycling Centre |
Amateuryears1: | 2022 |
Amateurteam1: | Rosana Merino Sports |
Proyears1: | 2014 |
Proteam1: | Clube DataRo–Bottecchia |
Proyears2: | 2015 |
Proyears3: | 2017–2018 |
Proyears4: | 2023– |
Caio Godoy Ormenese (born 24 April 1995) is a Brazilian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[1]
Godoy was previously suspended from cycling from 31 March 2018 until 30 March 2022.[2]
Caio Godoy was born on April 24, 1995. He got his first MTB bike when he was 8 years old, as a gift from his parents. With 10 years old, Caio got a road bike from his parents and on 13 years old he moved to a city to be part of a junior cyclist team for the Iracemapolis city.[3]
When he was 15 years old, Caio was hired on Hidropell Criciuma Team, where he raced until he was 18 years old. During his time with Criciuma team he had showed results on national and international races.[4]
In 2018, he was provisionally suspended by the Brazilian Cycling Federation after having tested positive for recreational substances during the Vuelta del Uruguay. Godoy claimed to have drunk mate mixed with coca leaves without knowing.[5] He was later suspended for four years until March 30, 2022.[6]
Since then, he dedicated for triathlon training, and in 2022 Caio made his debut on Triathlon races on an IronMan 70.3 Florianopolis, making it on 04:10:21, with 13th on Overall Rank, third in his age group M25-29.[7]
In May 2022, Caio completed his first Ironman race, in 9:02:42h, with another third place in his age group M25-29.[8]
In 2023, he returned to road cycling after his suspension was lifted, joining UCI Continental team .