João Benta Explained
| João Benta |
| Fullname: | João Ricardo Cardoso Benta |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Portugal |
| Height: | 1.79m (05.87feet) |
| Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2005 |
| Amateurteam1: | Gondomar–Coração de Ouro |
| Amateuryears2: | 2006 |
| Amateuryears3: | 2007 |
| Amateuryears4: | 2008 |
| Amateuryears5: | 2014 |
| Amateurteam5: | Concello do Porriño–CC Spol |
| Proyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Proyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Proyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Proteam3: | [1] [2] |
| Proyears4: | 2022 |
| Proteam4: | Efapel Cycling[3] |
João Ricardo Cardoso Benta (born 21 December 1986) is a Portuguese former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022.
Major results
- 2008
1st Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro
- 2015
1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stage 1
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
- 2016
4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stage 1
9th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
- 2017
3th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
6th Overall Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 2018
5th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
6th Overall Volta a Portugal
10th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
6th Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 8
- 2020
5th Overall Volta a Portugal
7th Overall Troféu Joaquim AgostinhoNotes and References
- Web site: Rádio Popular – Boavista. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426160803/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14240/1000995/257. 26 April 2020.
- Web site: Radio Popular – Boavista. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 22 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210222212248/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15367/1000995/276. 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Efapel Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 24 February 2022.
