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Vítor Gamito

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Vítor Gamito
Personal information
Full nameVítor Manuel Gamito Gomes
Born (1970-04-21) 21 April 1970 (age 54)
Lisbon, Portugal
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
1985GD Peniche
1986UC da Buraca–Yoplait–Bombokas
1987GD Servil
1988GS de Loures–Panasonic
1989–1991Troiamarisco–Mar e Sol
Professional teams
1992–1995Sicasal–Acral
1996–1997MX Onda
1998–2001Porta da Ravessa
2002Barbot–Torrie
2003Cantanhede
2004Milaneza–Maia
2014LA Alumínios–Antarte
Managerial team
2005–2006Riberalves–GoldNutrition[1]
Major wins
Stage races
Volta a Portugal (2000)

Single-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (1999, 2000)

Vítor Manuel Gamito Gomes (born 21 April 1970, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese former cyclist.[2] Professional between 1992 and 2004, he was the National Time Trial Champion in 1999 and 2000. His biggest win was the Volta a Portugal, which he won in 2000 after finishing four times in second place (1993, 1994, 1997 and 1999). He participated in the Vuelta a España three times, but failed to finish all three. Gamito also represented Portugal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, participating in the road race and in the time trial.

Forced to quit cycling in May 2004 due to a heart problem, Gamito returned to the sport in 2014, riding for LA Alumínios–Antarte.

Major results

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1993
1st Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 10
1994
1st Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Noticias
1st Prologue & Stage 4
1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
1st Stages 4 & 7
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 13
3rd Overall Volta a Portugal do Futuro
1995
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 4 & 13 (ITT)
Volta a Portugal do Futuro
1st 2 Stages
2nd Overall Rapport Toer
1996
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1997
4th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana
1998
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
1st Stage 4a
2nd Overall Grand Prix Jornal de Notícias
1st Stage 4
1999
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Sport Noticias
2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 5
3rd Overall Grand Prix Abimota
1st Stage 2
2000
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 10 & 13
5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2001
2nd Grand Prix Mosqueteiros - Rota do Marques
2003
1st Stage 6 Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 4 Volta ao Alentejo
2014
10th Time trial, National Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Riberalves–GoldNutrition 2005". Cycling Archives.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Vítor Gamito". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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