Manuel Cunha
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Manuel António Tavares Cunha |
Born | Pedroso, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | 31 August 1962
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
1982–1983 | FC Porto–UBP |
1984 | Ovarense–Alfaias Herculano |
Professional teams | |
1985–1986 | Lousa–Trinaranjus–Akai |
1987 | Sicasal–Toreensse |
1988–1989 | CLAS |
1990 | Avibom–Valouro–Lousa |
1991 | Calbrita–Akai–Lousa |
1992–1993 | Sicasal–Acral |
1994 | Hipermercados Jumbo–Maia |
Major wins | |
Volta a Portugal (1987) Volta ao Algarve (1986, 1987) |
Manuel António Tavares Cunha (born 31 August 1962) is a Portuguese former road cyclist. Professional from 1985 to 1994, he most notably won the 1987 Volta a Portugal and the 1987 and 1986 Volta ao Algarve.[1] He also rode in four editions of the Vuelta a España.
Major results
[edit]- 1983
- 1st Stage 8 Volta ao Algarve
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 10
- 1984
- 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 9b
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1985
- 2nd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 2nd Porto–Lisboa
- 2nd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1986
- 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio do Concelho de Loures
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Prologue (ITT)
- 1987
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Prologue (ITT)
- 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Overall GP Costa Azul
- 1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio de Pereiro-Macao
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Clássica de Alcochete
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Grande Prémio Internacional Costa Azul
- 1st Prologue GP Costa Azul
- 1988
- 1st Stage 2 Tour des Trois Cantons
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 9
- 1990
- 1st Overall GP Costa Azul
- 1st Stage 3
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 7th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1991
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
- 1st Prologue & Stage 5
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio do Minho
- 1st Stage 8b
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio Gondomar
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal
- 1992
- 1st Overall Grande Prémio Gondomar
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 6th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1993
- 3rd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | 30 | — | — | 30 | 98 | — | — | — | 62 |
DSQ | Disqualified |
DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Manuel Cunha". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Manuel Cunha at Cycling Archives (archived)