João Lourenço (cyclist) explained
| João Lourenço |
| Full Name: | João Cândido Lourenço |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Silves, Portugal |
| Death Date: | September 1998 (aged 81) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1939–1950 |
| Proteam1: | Sporting de Lisboa |
João Cândido Lourenço (25 February 1917 – September 1998) was a Portuguese racing cyclist. Professional from 1939 to 1950, he notably won a stage of the Vuelta a España, 21 stages of the Volta a Portugal and the 1942 Portuguese national road race championships.[1]
Major results
- 1939
1st Stage 1 Tour du Maroc
- 1940
1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, & 14 Volta a Portugal
- 1941
1st Stages 2a, 2b, 3, 5, 8b, 9a, 11a, 14, 15a & 15b Volta a Portugal
2nd Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1942
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya
- 1943
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1944
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
- 1946
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a España
1st Stages 8 & 15 Volta a Portugal
- 1947
1st Stages 2, 12 & 15 Volta a PortugalNotes and References
- Web site: João Lourenço . ProCyclingStats . 21 April 2019.
