Iúri Leitão Explained

Iúri Leitão
Full Name:	Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão
Birth Date:	3 July 1998
Birth Place:	Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Height:	1.75 m
Weight:	65 kg
Role:	Rider
Amateuryears1:	2017
Amateuryears2:	2018–2019
Amateurteam2:	Sicasal–Constantinos–Delta Cafés
Amateuryears3:	2020
Amateurteam3:	Super Froiz^[1]
Proyears1:	2021
Proteam1:	^[2] ^[3]
Proyears2:	2022–
Majorwins:	Track Madison, Olympic Games (2024) Omnium, World Championships (2023)

Iúri Gabriel Dantas Leitão (pronounced as /pt/; born 3 July 1998) is a Portuguese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He won a silver medal in the elimination event at the 2021 World Championships. Two years later, Leitão took the highest place on the podium after winning the 2023 World Championships omnium event, becoming the first Portuguese rider to win a world championship title in track cycling. Competing in his first Olympic Games in Paris 2024, he won a gold medal in the Madison event alongside Rui Oliveira and the silver medal in the omnium event, making him the first Portuguese track cyclist to win an Olympic medal, the first Portuguese sportsperson to win two Olympic medals in a single edition, and his country's first-ever Olympic champion in a sport other than athletics.

Major results

Road

2018

1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal do Futuro

2021

Volta ao Alentejo

1st Points classification

1st Stages 2 & 3

2022

6th Overall Ronde de l'Oise

1st Stage 2

2023 (3 pro wins)

1st Overall International Tour of Hellas

1st Points classification

1st Stage 3

GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela

1st Stages 2 & 3

1st Stage 2 CRO Race

2024 (1)

Volta ao Alentejo

1st Points classification

1st Stage 5

1st Stage 1a (ITT) International Tour of Hellas

1st Stage 2 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Track

2016

1st Points race, National Junior Championships

2018

3rd Scratch, National Championships

2019

3rd Madison, National Championships (with Wilson Esperanca)

2020

UEC European Championships

1st Scratch

2nd Elimination

3rd Omnium

National Championships

1st Scratch

2nd Individual pursuit

2nd Points race

UEC European Under-23 Championships

2nd Scratch

2nd Points race

2nd Elimination

2021

National Championships

1st Madison (with Daniel Dias)

1st Omnium

UCI Champions League

1st Elimination, London

2nd Scratch, Palma

2nd Elimination, UCI World Championships

UEC European Championships

2nd Points race

3rd Madison (with Rui Oliveira)

UCI Nations Cup, St. Petersburg

2nd Madison (with João Matias)

2nd Omnium

2022

1st Scratch, UEC European Championships

National Championships

1st Madison (with João Matias)

1st Scratch

2nd Omnium

2023

1st Omnium, UCI World Championships

2024

Olympic Games

1st Madison (with Rui Oliveira)

2nd Omnium

1st Scratch, UEC European Championships

Notes and References

News: Primeiro podio do ano para o Super Froiz. Iuri Leitao, proclámase campión de Portugal. Galician. First podium of the year for the Super Froiz. Iuri Leitao, proclaimed champion of Portugal. Pontevedra Viva. Virtual Vedra Comunicación, SL. 2 February 2020. 19 April 2020.
Web site: Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210225232221/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15365/1003113/276. 25 February 2021.
News: El campeón de Europa de Scratch, Iuri Leitao, ficha por el Tavfer-Mortagua. Spanish. European Scratch champion Iuri Leitao signs for Tavfer-Mortagua. Biciciclismo. Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L.. 15 December 2020. 22 December 2020.