Iván Domínguez Explained

Iván Domínguez
Fullname:	Iván Domínguez
Birth Date:	28 May 1976
Birth Place:
Currentteam:	Franco MRI
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2001–2003
Proteam1:	Saturn
Proyears2:	2004
Proteam2:	Colavita-Olive Oil
Proyears3:	2005
Proteam3:	Health Net presented by Maxxis
Proyears4:	2006–2008
Proteam4:	Toyota-United
Proyears5:	2009
Proyears6:	2009–2010
Proteam6:	Rock Racing
Proyears7:	2010-2011
Proteam7:	Jamis-Sutter Home
Proyears8:	2011-
Proteam8:	Franco MRI
Majorwins:	Tour of California, 1 stage (2007)

Iván Domínguez (born May 28, 1976 in Havana) is a Cuban professional road bicycle racer for the Franco MRI Racing Team. In 2009 Dominguez also known as "The Cuban Missile" acquired U.S. citizenship.^[1]

Dominguez originally rode for the Cuban National Team on the track and was a Pan-American Gold Medalist in 1997. He defected in 1998 to live with his uncle in Miami. He spoke no English and worked in a shoe factory before starting to become successful in local bike races in Miami.

His opportunity to return to high level bicycle racing came in 2000 via the elite amateur Cycle Science (FL) racing team. The small team was built around him and toured in a refurbished bus from Florida to California to New England and back to Wisconsin before he signed his first professional contract in August.

He turned professional in 2001, when offered a spot on the Saturn Professional Cycling Team. In 2004, he switched to Colavita Olive Oil presented by Bolla Wines and he rode for Health Net Presented by Maxxis in 2005, before joining Toyota-United in 2006. In November 2008 Rock Racing announced that they had reached a deal for Dominguez to ride for them the following year. On December 10, 2008, Fuji-Servetto announced that Dominguez had signed, causing Rock Racing to remove him from their roster, however as of June 2009 Dominguez has gone from Fuji-Servetto to Rock Racing as one of their sprinters.^[2]

He was a sprinter and was widely regarded as one of the best sprinters racing in America. He highlighted this by winning Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour of California, out-sprinting future road race world champion Thor Hushovd.

Track Results

2002

1st, New York City Cycling Championship (NY)

1997

1st, Cuban National Champion, 4km Pursuit

2nd, Pan Am Games, 4km Team Pursuit

1996

1st, Pan Am Games, Madison

Major results

2008

Tour de Georgia

1st Overall after 1st Stage

1st, Stage #1

2007

1st, USA Crits World Criterium Championship

1st, Stage #1 Tour of Missouri

1st, Stage #6 Tour of Missouri

1st, Sprint Competition Tour of Missouri

1st, Stage #3 Tour of Elk Grove

1st, Hanes Park Classic

1st, Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium

1st, Stage #4 Cascade Cycling Classic

1st, Stage #1 Joe Martin Stage Race

1st, Indio Grand Prix

1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix

1st, Quand Knopf Sequia Cycling Classic Criterium

1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Down Town Grand Prix

1st, Stage #7 Amgen Tour of California

1st, Roger Milliken Memorial Criterium

1st, Red Trolley Classic Criterium

2nd, Chris Thater Memorial

2nd, Stage #1 TTT International Tour de Toona

2nd, Chevron Manhatton Beach Grand Prix

3rd, Stage #4 Tour of Missouri

3rd, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Road Race

4th, Overall Tour of Elk Grove

4th, Stage #2 International Tour de Toona

4th, Stage #7 Tour de Georgia

5th, Stage #6 Tour de Georgia

5th, Stage #1 Tour de Georgia

7th, Stage #2 Tour of Elk Grove

8th, Stage #4 International Tour de Toona

8th, Stage #2 Amgen Tour of California

9th, Stage #4 Joe Martin Stage Race

10th, Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic Criterium

2006

1st, Men’s Pro 1/2 International Challenge (Downers Grove, IL)

1st, Walterboro Criterium

1st, Greenwood Criterium

1st, Overall USA Crit Series

2nd, Commerce Bank Philadelphia International Championship

2nd, Stage#1 Tri-Peaks Challenge

2nd, Sunny King Criterium

2nd, Historic Roswell Criterium

2nd, McLane Pacific Foothills Road Race

2nd, Central Valley Classic Criterium

3rd, Stage #2 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

3rd, Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge

4th, Stage #1 Vuelta a Valencia Stage Race (Valencia, CA)

6th, Spartanburg Criterium

8th, Athens Twilight

9th, CapTech Classic

2005

1st, CSC Invitational (Arlington, VA)

1st, Stage #3, San Dimas Stage Race

1st, Stage #4, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)

1st, Stage #5, Vuelta Ciclista Independencia (Dominican Republic)

2nd, Central Valley Classic Kearney Park Circuit Race

2nd, Central Valley Classic Tower District Criterium

2nd, Athens Twilight Criterium

3rd, Historic Roswell Criterium

3rd, Wachovia Invitational (Lancaster, PA)

2004

1st, Bank of America Invitational (Charlotte, NC)

1st, Stage #3 Tour of Connecticut

1st, Stage #1 GP de Beauce (Quebec)

1st, Stage #3 Redlands Cycling Classic (CA)

2nd, Points Competition Dodge Tour de Georgia

2nd, Stage #1 Dodge Tour de Georgia

2nd, Stage #2 Dodge Tour de Georgia

2nd, Stage #3 Dodge Tour de Georgia

3rd, Stage #4 Redlands Bicycle Classic

3rd, Stage #2 Valley of the Sun stage race

2003

1st, Festival of Speed (FL)

1st, Stage #4 Vuelta a Sinaloa (Sinaloa, Mexico)

2002

1st, New York City Cycling Championships (NY, NY)

1st, Stage #4 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic (Fitchburg, MA)

2nd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Criterium (Visalia, CA)

4th, Sequoia Cycling Classic Road Race (Exeter, CA)

2001

1st, PYA / Monarch Criterium

1st, Solano Bicycle Classic Circuit Race (CA)

3rd, McClane Pacific Classic Grand Prix

3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Downtown Criterium

3rd, Sequoia Cycling Classic Rocky Hill Road Race

2000

1st, Sunshine Cycling Classic

References

Web site: Ivan Dominguez is taking his new U.S. passport to Europe this season. velonews.com. 2009-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619193158/http://www.velonews.com/article/88957/ivan-dominguez-is-taking-his-new-us-passport-to-europe-this. 2009-06-19. dead.
Web site: Ivan Dominguez leaves Rock for Fuji. velonews.com. 2008-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214050355/http://www.velonews.com/article/85804/ivan-dominguez-leaves-rock-for-fuji. 2008-12-14. dead.