José Mendes (cyclist) explained

José Mendes
Fullname:	José João Pimenta Costa Mendes
Birth Date:	24 April 1985
Birth Place:	Guimarães, Portugal
Height:	1.810NaN0
Weight:	64kg (141lb)
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2008
Proteam1:	S.L. Benfica
Proyears2:	2009
Proteam2:	Liberty Seguros Continental
Proyears3:	2010
Proyears4:	2011
Proyears5:	2012
Proyears6:	2013–2017
Proteam6:	^[1]
Proyears7:	2018
Proteam7:	^[2]
Proyears8:	2019
Proyears9:	2020–2021
Proteam9:	^[3] ^[4]
Proyears10:	2022
Proteam10:	^[5]
Proyears11:	2023–
Majorwins:	One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2016, 2019)

José João Pimenta Costa Mendes (born 24 April 1985 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . He is a two-time winner of the Portuguese National Road Race Championships, in 2016 and 2019.

Major results

Source: ^[6]

2003

1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

2005

2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

2008

9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg

10th Overall Vuelta a Chihuahua

2009

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Circuit de Lorraine

2010

1st Stage 3 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2012

6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2014

7th Vuelta a Murcia

2015

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Overall Critérium International

5th Overall Coppa Bernocchi

6th Overall Giro del Trentino

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

2016

National Road Championships

1st Road race

2nd Time trial

6th Overall Tour of Norway

7th Overall Tour of Slovenia

2017

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

2018

6th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2019

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2023

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	48	—
Tour de France	—	124	140	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	22	—	—	54	—	83

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

Profile - Team Bora Argon 18

Notes and References

Web site: José Mendes . 6 July 2014.
News: Burgos-BH ready for move into Pro-Continental ranks. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 5 October 2017. 2 January 2018. Burgos-BH has bolstered its roster for its first season in the Pro-Continental division with the addition of WorldTour riders Matvey Mamykin (Katusha-Alpecin) and Bora-Hansgrohe duo Jose Mendes and Silvio Herklotz..
Web site: W52 / FC Porto. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 31 May 2020. https://archive.today/20200531170843/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15069/1001855/257. 31 May 2020.
Web site: W52 / FC Porto. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 March 2021. https://archive.today/20210304232551/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15837/1001855/276. 4 March 2021.
Web site: João Pimenta Costa José MENDES. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 November 2022.
Web site: Jose Mendes. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 13 November 2022.