Miguel Ubeto Explained

Miguel Ubeto
Fullname:Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte
Birth Date:2 September 1976
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Height:1.68 m
Weight:60 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2001
Amateurteam1:Distribuidora Japonesa-Lotería Oriente TLM
Amateuryears2:2003–2005
Amateurteam2:Triple Gordo Lara
Amateuryears3:2006–2007
Amateurteam3:Espoir Du Sud
Amateuryears4:2007
Amateurteam4:Fundadeporte Carabobo
Amateuryears5:2008–2011
Amateurteam5:Gobernación de Carabobo
Amateuryears6:2010–2011
Amateurteam6:Gwada Bikers 118
Amateuryears7:2011–2012
Amateurteam7:Lotería del Táchira
Amateuryears8:2014
Amateurteam8:Gobernación del Táchira–Concafé
Amateuryears9:2015
Amateurteam9:Amo Táchira–Concafé–Táchira
Amateuryears10:2015–2016
Amateurteam10:Gobernación de Nueva Esparta
Amateuryears11:2016
Amateurteam11:Kino Táchira
Amateuryears12:2017
Amateurteam12:Lotería del Táchira
Amateuryears13:2018
Amateurteam13:Team Nicolas Dubois
Amateuryears14:2018–2020
Amateurteam14:Venezuela País de Futuro
Amateuryears15:2021–2022
Amateurteam15:MU Training–Venezuela País de Futuro
Proyears1:2012
Proyears2:2013
Show-Medals:no

Miguel Armando Ubeto Aponte (born 2 September 1976) is a Venezuelan road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 2012 with before signing with the UCI World Tour team for 2013.[1] In 2011 he won the UCI America Tour.[2]

Career

In May 2013, Caracas-born Ubeto was provisionally suspended for an adverse finding of GW501516.[3] He was later banned for two years,[4] before being reduced to 14 months.[5]

Following this suspension, Ubeto won the gold medal in the road race at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[6]

On 7 July 2018, while riding for the team "Venezuela País de Futuro", Ubeto won the 3rd stage in the Vuelta a Venezuela.[7] On 1 August 2018, Ubeto was provisionally suspended[8] by the UCI for "Use of Prohibited Methods and/or Prohibited Substances",[9] [10] serving a further ban.

Major results

Source:[11]

1998
  • 2nd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games
    2002
  • Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
  • 1st Stages 1 & 3
  • 3rd Madison, Central American and Caribbean Games
    2004
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al Táchira
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
  • 3rd Road race, Pan American Road Championships
  • 10th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
    2005
  • 1st Clasico Ciudad de Caracas
  • 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Venezuela
  • 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
    2007
  • 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Internacional al Estado Trujillo
  • 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela
  • 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
    2008
  • 8th Overall Vuelta a Cuba
    2009
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
    2010
  • Vuelta al Táchira
  • 1st Stages 1 (TTT), 2 & 5
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cuba
  • 9th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
  • 1st Stages 2b (TTT) & 8a
    2011
  • 1st 2010–11 UCI America Tour
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Clasico Corre Por La Vida
  • Vuelta al Táchira
  • 1st Stages 3 & 7
  • Vuelta a Venezuela
  • 1st Stages 4b & 10
  • 2nd Road race, Pan American Games
  • 5th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
  • 1st Stage 2b
  • 7th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
    2012
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Venezuela
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Táchira
  • 6th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
    2015
  • 1st Road race, Pan American Games
  • 1st Clasico FVCiclismo Corre Por la VIDA
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Copa Federación Venezolana de Ciclismo
    2017
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
    2018
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
    2021
  • 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Venezuela
    2022
  • 6th Overall Vuelta a Venezuela

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lampre-Merida (LAM) – ITA . 6 January 2013 . . . 28 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928040152/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTU&RefDate=06.01.2013&MenuId=MTY2Njk&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTY2Njk%26LangId%3D1 . dead.
    2. https://archive.today/20120915094955/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NzY1Mg&MenuId=MTI2Mjc UCI America Tour: Ubeto Aponte wins season title by one point
    3. News: Ubeto Aponte provisionally suspended following a doping test . . . 15 May 2013 . 3 November 2013.
    4. News: Four riders each handed two year bans for use of GW501516 . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC . 30 July 2013 . 3 November 2013 . Shane . Stokes.
    5. Web site: Archived copy . 21 August 2018 . 24 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324072638/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/16/67/91/FINAL20141009SanctionsADRVEN_English.pdf . dead.
    6. Web site: Pan Am Games - Road Cycling 2015: Road Race - Men Results . 26 July 2015.
    7. Web site: Vuelta a Venezuela: Miguel Ubeto gana la tercera, Ángel Rivas continúa líder . 7 July 2018.
    8. Web site: Puntomedionoticias.info.
    9. Web site: Archived copy . 21 August 2018 . 22 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014648/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/18/56/48/20180731ProvisionalsuspensionsEN_English.PDF . dead.
    10. Web site: Archived copy . 2 October 2018 . 2 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064915/http://www.sportsvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lista-suspendidos-UCI.pdf . dead.
    11. Web site: Miguel Ubeto. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 4 May 2023.