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Leangel Linarez

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Leangel Linarez
Personal information
Full nameLeangel Rubén Linarez Meneses
Born (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)
Barinas, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamTavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2015–2016Ona Idt Fona
2016–2017Amo Táchira–Concafé
2017EC Cartucho.es–Magro
2017Fundación Disjogreca On Bike
2018–2019Team Kuota–Construcciones Paulino[1]
Professional teams
2019Miranda–Mortágua (stagiaire)
2020–Tavfer–Mortágua–Ovos Matinados[2][3]
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 São José dos Campos Road race

Leangel Rubén Linarez Meneses (born 7 August 1997) is a Venezuelan cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Tavfer–Ovos Matinados–Mortágua.[4]

Linarez turned professional in 2020 and took his first victory in a UCI event in 2022, winning stage 3 of the Volta ao Alentejo.[5] In 2023, he won his first fully professional race, taking two stage wins at the Volta a Portugal.[6] In May 2024, he won the Pan American Road Race Championships.[7]

Major results

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2013
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2019
1st Gran Premio Macario [es]
1st Gran Premio San Antonio [fr]
1st Stage 2 Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias
2020
2nd Prova de Abertura [fr]
2022
1st Prova de Abertura [fr]
1st Stage 3 Volta ao Alentejo
3rd Road race, South American Games
2023 (2 pro wins)
1st Grand Tour de Ciclismo de SC
1st Stages 1 & 2 Volta a Portugal
1st Stages 2 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo
2nd Overall Troféu Ribeiro da Silva
2024 (1)
1st Road race, Pan American Road Championships
1st Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo

References

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  1. ^ "Leangel Linarez". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Miranda - Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortágua". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Venezuela dominates in the Alentejo: Linarez wins the stage and Aular is the leader". infobae.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Doblete del venezolano Linarez en la Volta a Portugal". ciclismointernacional.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Venezuela closes with gold in the elite road (m) of the Pan American Cycling Championship". copaci.org. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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